\"TrulymysoulwaitethuponGod：fromhimcomethmysalvation，\"heread。Thepsalmmighthavebeenwrittenfortheoccasion。
\"Heonlyismyrockandmysalvation；heismydefence：Ishallnotbemoved。
\"Mysoul，waitthouonlyuponGod：formyexpectationisfromhim。
\"Heonlyismyrockandmysalvation：heismydefence：Ishallnotbemoved。
\"InGodismysalvation，andmyglory：therockofmystrength，andmyrefugeisinGod。
\"Trustinhimatalltimes；yepeople，pouroutyourheartbeforehim。Godisarefugeforus。\"
Barrymadeonlyasinglecommentuponthepsalm，\"Men，nothingcanmoveGod，andnothingcanmovethosewhosetrustisinGod。
RememberGodistobetrusted。\"
ThereadingwasfollowedbytheGeneralConfession，theAbsolutionandabriefextemporaryprayer，concludingwiththeLord’sPrayer。
AsBarrywasmountinghishorsearunnerbroughthimanorderfromhisdivisionalchief，directinghimtoreportatthecasualtyclearingstationinAlbertforimmediateduty。HecarriedtheordertotheO。C。
\"Lookatthis！\"hestormed。
\"Toobad！Toobad！\"saidtheO。C。\"Rottenluckforyou。\"
\"Lookhere，sir，\"saidBarry，\"Ihavealwaysgoneupwiththebattalion，andIthink——\"
\"Ifancytheyaregettingontoyou，Dunbar。YouknowyouhaverathershirkedtheC。C。S。duty，\"saidtheO。C。withasmile。
\"Isn’ttheresomewayoutofthis？IfIgotasubstitute——\"
\"Asoldierobeysorders，CaptainDunbar，\"saidtheO。C。gravely。
\"Yes，sir，Iknow，but——\"
\"Andhedoesn’tsay’but’，\"continuedtheO。C。\"No，Barry，\"headdedinakindlyvoice，\"Ihavenoresponsibilityorauthorityinthis。I’dbegladtohaveyoucomeupwithus。Wearegoingintothe’bigthing’thistime，Iknow，butperhapsit’sjustaswell。
Yougoyourwayandwe’llgoours。I’dliketosaythistoyou，however，myboy，youhavebeenagreathelptomewiththemen。\"
Histonewasgravebutkind，anditsenttoBarry’sheartachillofforeboding。\"Good—bye，Barry，\"headded，shakinghandswithhim。
\"Good—bye，sir。Goodluck，sir。MayIsay，sir，\"saidBarry，\"thatyouhavehelpedmeimmenselywithmyduty。\"
\"Doyousayso，Barry？\"saidtheO。C。，anoteofsurpriseinhisvoice。\"I’mdelightedtoknowthat。\"
\"Godkeepyou，sir，\"saidBarryearnestly。
\"Thankyou，sir。WeareinHiskeeping，aren’twe？\"andturninginhissaddle，hegavetheordertoadvance。
BarryrodewiththecolumntotheverymouthofthecommunicationtrenchrunningtoPozieres，droppingintostepwitheachcompanycommanderforatime，andleavingeachwithacheerywordoffarewell。Atthemouthofthetrench，hestoodwatchingthemenastheysteppeddownandoutofhissight，givingthemawordofgoodcheerandgoodluckastheypassed，andreceivinginreturnansweringsmilesandgreetings。Thenwitheyesunseeing，herodebacktocamp，heavyofheart，forheknewwellthatmanyofthesefaceshewouldseenomore。
Thezerohourwasfixedforfivea。m。thefollowingmorning。Asthehourdrewnear，BarryathisworkintheC。C。S。，foundinhisheartthewordsofthepsalm，\"MysoulwaitthouonlyuponGod……
Ishallnotbemoved。\"Thatwoundsanddeathwereawaitingmanyofthemhewellknew，andhisprayerwasthattheymightmeetthefateappointedthemwithunshakenfaithandcourage。
Byseveno’clockthewoundedbegantoarriveandanhourlatertheC。A。M。C。marqueewasfilledtooverflowingwithacueofwoundedmenformingoutsideinthefallingrain。Thesufferingintheirpaleandpatientfacesstirredinhimapoignantsympathy。Therewasthechaplainservicetentadjoining。Herantofindthechaplainincharge。
\"Tellme，\"hesaid，\"mayweuseyourmarqueeforwoundedmen？\"
\"Surething。Itwillneverbeusedforabetterpurpose。\"
BarryreturnedtotheO。C。oftheC。C。S。
\"Whynotdirectthatapartofthisstreambesenttotheadjoiningtentforregistration，andforanti—tetanushypodermics？Thesepoorchapsarestandingoutintherain，chilledtotheboneandreadytodrop。\"
\"ForHeaven’ssakedoit，\"saidtheO。C。\"Wearereallyupagainstithere。Canyoutakethatoffmyhands？\"
\"I’lltry，\"saidBarry。
Inafewminutesthecongestionatthedoorofthemarqueewasrelievedandthewoundedmen，totheirownvastcomfort，werebestoweduponthebenchesandchairsinthechaplainservicetent。
Butsomethingfurtherwasnecessarytotheircomfort。
\"Draper，\"saidBarrytothechaplaininchargeofthetent，\"youseethesemen？Theyhavehadnothingtoeatsincelastnight。
Theyhavefoughtabattle，beenwounded，andwalkedoutsomefivemilesorso，sincethen。It’seighto’clocknow。Whataboutit？\"
\"Whataboutit？\"exclaimedthechaplain。\"Youwatchme！\"
HerantotheY。M。C。A。tent，enlistedthesecretary’saidandintwentyminutestheytogetherhadtransportedtothechaplainservicetentcoffeeandcocoaurns，andwithanorganisedbandofassistantsweresupplyingthewoundedwithwarmingandcomfortingnourishment。Neverhadthosesplendidservicesmorequicklyandeffectivelyjustifiedtheirplaceinthearmy。
Withthewoundedcamerumours，moreorlessfantastic，ofdisaster。
SomethingterriblehadbefallenthewholeCanadianline。Itwasdifficulttogetatthetruth。Aswithallrumours，theycontradictedeachotherandleftthemindinachaosofperplexity。
Thebattalionhadrunintowire，wherethemachinegunshadfoundit，thebattalionwaspracticallywipedout，ithadfoundcoverinatrenchandwasstillholdingon，theO。C。waswounded，theO。C。
waskilled，andwithhimeverycompanycommander。
Againandagain，Barrysentmentothesignalstolearnthetruth，butitwasfoundimpossibletogetamessagethrough。Thatanoverwhelmingdisasterhadbefallenhisbattalionwasabundantlyevidentfromthenumbersofwounded。Withhisheartgrowingnumbwithpainhestruggledwithhiswork。Gradually，hewasforcedtoacceptastruethatalargeproportionofthebattalionwerecasualties，thattheO。C。waswounded，possiblydying，thatmanyoftheofficershadfallenandthattheremainderwerestillholdingaprecariousposition，andfightingfortheirlives。
\"Ishallnotbemoved，\"hehadreadtothemlastnight。Thepromisewasbeingfulfilledinthemenofhisbattalion。Theycoulddieatthewireorinthetrench，buttheycouldnotbemoved。Whilemechanicallycarryingonhiswork，hismindwaswiththefighting，dyingremnantofhiscomrades。TheO。C。oftheC。C。S。passingonhisroundsfoundBarrycarryingonwithtearsblindinghiseyessothathecouldhardlyseethefigureshewasenteringinhisrecord。
\"Yourmenarehavingahellofatime，Ihear，\"saidtheO。C。\"I
say，boy，\"headded，glancingatBarry’shaggardface，\"letupforawhile。\"
\"I’mallright，sir，\"saidBarry，throughhisteeth。\"Excuseme，reallyI’mallright。Itisabitdifficulttocarryonwhenyouknowthatyourfriendsarebeingcuttopieces，butI’mallright，sir。\"
\"Allright，myboy，\"saidtheO。C。，\"we’reupagainstitto—day。
I’llcomeforyouinafewminutes，andwe’llhaveabittoeat。\"
Barryshookhishead。Hewastoosicktoeat，buttheO。C。knewbetterthanhejustwhathewanted。InafewminuteshereturnedwithanassistantwhotookBarry’splace。
\"Comealong，boy，\"saidtheO。C。cheerfully。\"Wehavegottofeedthelivingthatwemaycareforthewoundedanddying。\"
\"Youarequiteright，sir，\"saidBarry。\"Iamashamedofmyself。
I’llbefitinafewminutes。\"
\"Don’tapologiseforonemoment，\"saidthecolonel，\"ifyoufeltanylessdeeplythanyoudo，you’dbesomethinglessthanaman。
We’llgetintotouchwiththeDivisionalHeadquarters，andtrytogetthefacts。\"
HehadnosoonerreachedhisprivateroomthanhissignallerinformedhimthatDivisionalHeadquartershadjustbeentryingtogethim。Ittooksometime，however，togetthemessagethrough。
Meantime，theColonelwashandlingBarrywithawiseandskillfultouch。Hemadehimeatandeatheartily，seekingtodiverthismindinthemeantimefromthedisasterthathadbefallenthebattaliontothebigissuesatstake，andpointingoutwithresolutecheerfulnessthatthecalamitythathadbefallenthebattalionwasonlyatemporarysetback。
\"We’rewinning，myboy，andwe’repayingtheprice，\"hesaid。
AtlengthsignalsgottheD。H。Q。andcalledthecoloneltothephone。Afterafewminutes’conversation，theO。C。calledBarry。
\"Thegeneralwantstospeaktoyou，padre，\"andBarrywithanapprehensiveheartwenttothephone。
\"Oh，thatyou，CaptainDunbar？\"Itwasthegeneral’svoiceandsomehowitcarriedwithitanatmosphereofcalmandcheerfulconfidence。\"Howareyougettingon？\"
\"Oh，sir，verywell。Weareterriblyanxious，ofcourse。\"
\"That’snatural，\"saidthegeneralquietly。\"Wehavehadratheraseriousreverse。Yourwholebrigademetwithwire，andIfeartheysufferedheavily。Themenbehavedwithgreatsteadinessandarestillsplendidlyholding。Weare，ofcourse，makingeveryefforttorelievethem，andwithgoodhopeofsuccess。\"
\"HaveyouheardofmyO。C。？\"inquiredBarry。
\"Ifearratherbadnews，Dunbar。Indeed，Ifearheisseriouslywounded。WehavesenthimstraightontoContay。Yourofficershavesufferedquiteseverely。\"
\"Haveyouheardwhatthecasualtiesare，sir？\"
\"Notexactly，\"repliedtheGeneral。\"Weshallnotknowuntilevening，butwemustbepreparedforaheavyloss。Bytheway，canyoubesparedfromthecasualtyclearingstation？Ihearyouaredoingfineworkthere。Ifyoucanrunup，Icansendmycarforyou。\"
\"I’mafraidnot，sir，justnow。Perhapslateronintheafternoon。\"
\"LetmespeaktoColonelJames，\"saidthegeneral。
TheO。C。cametothephone。
\"Yes，sir，\"hesaid。——\"Well，weareshorthandedjustnow。——Heisreallynecessaryatthepresentmoment。——Yes，lateronwe’llsendhimup。——Verywell，sir。——Wearedoingourbest。\"
Thecalmandconfidentbearingofhissuperiorofficer，madeBarryashamedoftheunnervingemotionfromwhichhehadbeensufferingallmorning。Hereturnedtohisworkresolvedtoputasideallpersonalconsiderations。Thethinginwhichtheywereengagedwasvastlymoreimportantthanthefateofanyindividualorofanybattalion。Victorywasnecessary，wasguaranteed，andwasdemandingitsprice。Thatpricewasbeingpaid，andtothatpriceeverymanmustmakehiscontribution。
Towardnightthestreamofwoundedgraduallygrewless，andtheO。C。sentBarry，inareturningambulance，uptotheDivisionalHeadquarters。TheserenitywithwhichthegeneralreceivedhimdidmuchtorestoreBarry’spoise，whichhadbeenseverelyshakenbythestrainofthenightanddaywiththewoundedinthecasualtyclearingstationandbytheheartrackingagonyhehadsufferedoverthelossofhiscomrades。
\"Comein，Dunbar，\"saidthegeneralkindly。\"Takeaseatforafewminutes。Haveacigar。Theseyouwillfindaregood，Ithink。\"
\"Thankyou，sir。Iwilltakeacigarette，ifImay，\"saidBarry，helpinghimselffromaboxonthetable。
Hehadnotbeenmanyminutesinthedug—outuntilhebegantocatchthereactionsoftheplace。Thespiritwasoneofcontrolledbutconcentratedenergy。Itwasthespiritofthedivisionalcommander，anditpassedfromhimtothehumblestorderlyintheroom。Therewasswiftnessofaction，alertnessofmind，andwiththeseacompleteabsenceofhurryorconfusion。Runnerswerecontinuallyarrivingwithurgentmessages，phonesinsistinguponimmediateanswer，officerscominginwithbusinessofvastimportance，butwithnosignofflurry，theworkoftheDivisionalHeadquarterswentswiftlyandsmoothlyon。
Atlengththerewasapauseintherushofcallsuponthegeneral’sattention。
\"Comeinthisway，\"hesaidtoBarry，andledhimtoasmallerroomatthebackofthedug—out。
\"Verycomfortablequartersthese。Theyseemtohavedonethemselvesquitewell，haven’tthey？Itismostconvenient，forwecertainlyshouldnothavetakenpainstoconstructsuchelaboratedug—outsasthesewehavefallenheirto。Findaseat，Dunbar。Ihavegotthelatestreports。\"Hisvoicewasverygentleandverykindly。\"Yes，\"
hecontinued，\"wehavehadabadnight’swork。Uncutwireandanenfiladefromaredoubtwhichshouldhavebeenblownup。Thecasualtiesareveryheavy。\"
\"Whatarethey？\"Barryasked。
\"Quiteheavy，Dunbar，I’mafraid。Onlysomefiftyhavereportedsofar。\"
\"Fifty！\"criedBarry。\"Outoffivehundred！\"
\"Therewilldoubtlesssomemoredropin，\"addedthegeneral，\"butwemustbepreparedforaheavyloss，farheavier，bothinofficersandmen，thanwecanafford。TheBattalionHeadquarterswasterriblywreckedbyasuccessionofdirecthits。Onlyafewofthestaffescapedunhurt。ColonelLeightonwasafineofficer。Ihadagreatadmiration，indeed，affection，forhim。Iknowhowyoufelttowardshim，andhetoyou。\"
Thesteadinessinhisvoicebroughtquiet，butthekindnessinitbroughtstrength，andcomfort。Barrybecamesuddenlyawareofthecrushingloadofresponsibilityuponthisgentle—voicedman。Hewaseagertohelp。
\"IwishIcouldhelpyou，sir，\"hesaid。\"Iamsureweareallreadytodoourbest。\"
\"Iknowthat，Dunbar，andallareneeded。MajorDuffhasgoneoutbadlyinjured。TheonlyofficersremainingunhurtinthefrontlineareMajorBayneandCaptainFraser，bothofwhomaresplendidlycarryingon。Andyou，too，havegivengreathelpto—day。ColonelJamesassuresmethatyourinitiativeandresourcefulnesswereofthegreatestservicetohim。Oh，bytheway，amessagecamethroughinalettertheotherday，thatIshouldhavesentyou，butotherthingsputitoutofmymind，Iamsorrytosay。\"Hetouchedabell。\"YouseeIhadtotellyourwife，Dunbar，ofyourdeterminationtostaybyus，\"headdedwithasmile。\"Getmemyprivatepost—bag，please，\"hesaidtotheorderly。Heselectedaletterfromapacket，openedit，andpointedtoapage。Barryrecognisedthehandwritingashiswife’s。Heread：
\"Ineednotassureyouitwasnoneofmyfamily’sdoingtogetthatappointmentforBarry。Iwasnotsurprisedthathedeclinedit，butthenyouseeIknowBarry。HeisattheplacewhereIwouldwanthimtobe。\"
Barrykepthiseyessteadilyuponthewordsuntilheshouldbesureofhisvoice。Hisheartwasthrillingwithprideinthegirlwhohadgivenherselftohim。Asthemomentspassed，hethereandthenvowedthatbyGod’sgrace，hewouldnotshamehernorbeliehertrustinhim。
\"Thankyou，sir，\"hesaidquietly，handingtheletterback。
\"Helpsabit，eh，what？\"saidthegeneral。\"Wecan’tletourwomendown，canwe？\"
\"No，sir，\"saidBarry。\"IstherenothingIcando？\"Hisvoicewasassteadyandquietasthegeneral’s。
\"Oh，thankyou，justtheC。C。S。，Ifancy，atpresent。\"
Atthatpointthedooropened，andthecorpscommandercamein，wearingaverytiredandanxiousface。
\"Badbusiness，general，\"hesaid，withasinglewordofgreetingandignoringBarry。
\"Yes，averybadbusiness，sir，\"saidthedivisionalcommander，andBarryfanciedhecaughtanewnoteinhisvoice，anoteofsternness，almostofchallenge。
\"Seemsthatwemissedthatwire，eh，alonghere？\"saidthecorpscommander，puttinghisfingeruponamapwhichlayonthetable。
\"Wemusthavethatpatrolledverycarefully，youknow。\"Therewasanoteofcriticisminhisvoice。
\"Yes，sir，\"repliedthecorpscommandercourteously。\"Iwasn’tatallsurethatthewirewascut，andsoreported。\"
\"Ah！\"
\"Thisstrongpointshouldhavebeenremoved，\"continuedthedivisionalcommander，puttinghisfingeruponapointofjunction。
\"ThatIaskedtobedone，butMcDowellseemstohavemissedit。\"
\"Ah！\"
\"Theenfiladegotusfromthatpoint，ofcourse。\"Therewasnomistakingtheimplicationinthegeneral’swords。
\"Ah！Youreportedthat，eh？\"
\"Youwillfinditinmyreport，sir。Mydivisionhassufferedveryheavilyfromthatstrongpoint。\"
Thecorpscommanderturned，andapparentlyobservingBarryforthefirsttimestartedandsaid，\"Youare——\"
\"Myfriend，CaptainDunbar，\"saidthegeneral。
\"Ah，CaptainDunbar，\"saidthecorpscommander，obviouslyannoyedathispresenceattheinterview。\"ItrustCaptainDunbarisquite——\"
\"CaptainDunbar’sreticence，\"saidthegeneralwithquietcourtesy，\"canbeentirelytrusted。HehasjustbeendoingsomefineworkattheC。C。S。\"
\"Ah，yes。Youareapadre，Dunbar？Oh，Iremembertohaveheardaboutyou。Veryglad，indeed，tomeetyou，sir。Well，Imustbeoff。We’llseetothatstrongpointatonce，general。Good—night——
good—night，Dunbar。\"
Thegeneralreturnedfromseeinghisvisitorout。\"Ofcourse，wekeepthesethingstoourselves。\"
\"Ofcourse，\"answeredBarry。
\"Andnow，\"saidthegeneralwithakindlysmile，\"Ihavekeptthegoodnewstothelast。Yourmajorityiscomingthrough，andhereisaletterwhichcameinmycare。Now，ifyouwillexcuseme，I’llleaveyoutotakeabitofarest。There’sacot，ifyouwanttoliedown。Thenwe’llhaveabitetoeatlater。\"
\"Oh，thankyouverymuch，\"saidBarryeagerly，takingtheletter。
\"Thisisgoodnews，indeed。Mylettershavebeengoingastraysomehow。Ihavenothadoneforaweek。\"
\"Aslongasthat，\"saidthegeneralwithupliftedbrows。
OnesentenceinhislettermademusicinBarry’sheart。
\"Andoh，myheart’sbeloved，Godhasbeengoodtomeandtoyou，forwhenthewarisover，Ihopetherewillbetwoofustowelcomedaddyback。\"TowhichsentenceBarryinhisletter，writteninimmediatereply，said，\"Yes，dear，dearheart，Godhasbeengoodtous，inthathehasgivenustoeachother，andtousboththiswonderfulnewlifetocarryonwhenwearedone。\"
Whenthegeneralreturned，hefoundBarrywithhisfaceonhisarmsanddeadasleep。
\"Poorchap，\"hesaidtohisbatman，\"heisdoneup。Lethimrestabit。\"
Theygavehimanhour，afterwhichtheyhadtheirbitetogether。
\"Now，general，\"saidBarry，\"IshouldliketorunuptoBattalionHeadquarters。Imightbeofusethere。\"
\"That’squiteallright，\"saidthegeneral。\"Youwillbegladtoknowthatthatstrongpointhasalreadybeenattendedto。Youdidn’theartherow，didyou？\"
\"No，sir。\"
\"Wellthereliefisgoinginandyourmenwillsoonbeout。\"
WhenBarryenteredtheBattalionHeadquarters，hefoundonlyMajorBayneandCaptainNeil，withasignallerandacoupleofrunners，completingthearrangementsfortherelief。
\"You！Pilot！\"exclaimedthemajor，ashegrippedhishand。\"Nowwhatthedevilbroughtyouhere？\"
\"Couldn’thelpit，major。Simplyhadtocome。Ihavebeentryingtogetyouallday，\"saidBarry。
\"Awfullygladtoseeyou，oldchap，\"saidCaptainNeil，forthemajorwasfindingdifficultywithhisspeech。
\"Howmanyleft，major？\"saidBarry。
\"Fiveofficersandseventymen，\"saidthemajorinahuskyvoice。
\"MyGod，howthoseboysstuck。\"
\"Ishallnotbemoved，\"quotedBarry。
\"That’sit！That’sit！\"saidthemajor。\"Notthedevilhimself，letalonetheHuns，couldmovethembackfromthatwire。Whatisit，SergeantMatthews？\"heinquiredofthesergeantwhocameinatthatmoment。\"Haveyoucompletedyourwork？\"
SergeantMatthewswaspale，pantingandexhausted。\"Yes，sir，\"hesaid，\"Ithinkso。Ididn’t——Ididn’t——goquitethefulllengthofthetrench。Theboyssaidtherewasnooneupthere。\"
\"But，SergeantMatthews，\"thunderedthemajor，\"yourordersweretogototheveryendofthetrench。Youknowthisbattalionnevergoesoutleavingitswoundedbehind。\"
\"Wehadafullload，sir，\"saidthesergeant，leaningagainstthewall。
\"Well，youwillhavetogoback，\"saidthemajor，\"andcompletethejob。Canyoucarryon？\"
\"Yes，sir，Ithinkso，sir。\"
AshespokeSergeantMatthewsswayedalongthewallandcollapsedontoabench。
\"Givehimashotofrum，\"saidthemajorcurtlytoarunner。
\"Letmego，major。I’lltaketheparty，\"saidBarryeagerly。\"Thesergeantisallin。I’vehadanhour’ssleepandafeedandIfeelquitefit。\"
\"Oh，nonsense，thesergeantwillbeallrightsoon，\"saidthemajorimpatiently。
\"But，major，Ishouldliketogo。ThesergeantisplayedoutandI
amperfectlyfit。Wecan’ttaketheriskofleavingwoundedmenupthereinthattrench。Besides，there’slittledangernow。Thestrongpointisblownup，sothegeneraltoldmebeforeIleft。\"
\"No，Barry，Iwon’tallowit。Iwon’ttakethechance，\"saidthemajor。\"MyGod，man！thereareonlyfiveofficersleft。IhavelosteveryfriendIhavegotinthebattalion，exceptNeilhereandyou。I’mdamnedifI’mgoingtoletyougooutoverNoMan’sLand。\"
\"Steady，now，major，\"saidBarry。\"I’mgoingtotakeawalktotheendofthattrench，justincaseoneoftheboysshouldbethere。
Don’tsayno。Itmustbedoneanddonecarefully。\"
\"Allright，Barry，\"saidthemajor，suddenlyyielding。\"Bettertakethesergeantwithyou。Heknowstheway，andIguesshe’sallrightnow。\"
ThemajorandCaptainNeilfollowedthepartyupthestairsandoutintothetrench。Itwasabeautifulstarrynight，andallwasquietnowalongthefront。
\"Idon’tlikeit，\"saidthemajor，asheandCaptainNeilstoodtogetherwatchingthepartyaway。\"Ifeelqueeraboutit，Neil。I
tellyouIwishIhadn’tlethimgo，butheissodarnedstubbornaboutwhathethinksishisduty。\"
\"ByJove！Major，healwaysbucksmeupsomehow，\"saidCaptainNeil。
\"Bucksusallup，\"saidthemajor，andheturnedtotakeupagaintheheavyburdenofresponsibilitysosuddenlyandsoterriblylaiduponhim。Thereliefhadbeencompleted，andthelastN。C。O。hadjustreported\"allclear。\"TheHeadquartersCompany，nowreducedtoapoorhalfdozen，werestandingreadytomove，whenthetelephonerang。
\"Yes，doctor，\"saidthemajor，answeringit。\"Oh，myGod！MyGod！
Notthat，doctor！Oh，Godhelpusall！I’llberightdown。It’sthePilot，Neil，\"hesaid，turningtohisfriend。\"Justtakecharge，willyouplease。Imustrun。\"
BreathlesshearrivedattheR。A。P。
\"Anychance，doctor？\"heaskedoftheM。O。whowasstandingawaitinghimatthedoor。
\"Nottheveryleast，major，andheonlyhasafewminutes。Hewantsyou。\"
\"Now，mayGodhelpme，\"saidthemajorstandingquitestillamomentortwo。\"Howdidhegetit？\"heaskedofastretcherbearer。\"Doyouknow？\"
\"Yes，sir，wehadjustpickedupthelastman。SergeantMatthewsgotawoundintheleg，andwehadtocarryhim。Justaswestarted，theygottoshellingprettybadandwedroppedintoahole。IlookedovermyshoulderandtherewasthePilot，thechaplain，sir，Imean，withhisbodyspreadoverSergeantMatthews，tokeepofftheshrapnel。Itwastherehegotit。\"
\"DamnSergeantMatthews，\"exclaimedthemajor，andpassedon。
Barrywaslyingonastretcher，verywhiteandverystill，butthesmilewithwhichhewelcomedthemajorwasverybright。
\"Awfullysorry——foryou，——oldchap，\"hewhispered。\"Couldn’treally——help——it——youknow——we——got——themall——I’m——awfully——glad——
toseeyou——justaminute——before——before——\"
Themajor，bythistime，wasweepingquietly。
\"Youhave——been——agoodfriend——tome——major——。We——havehad——agood——time——together——。Say——goodbye——to——theboys——for——me——and——
——to——to——Neil。\"
\"Oh，Barry，boy，\"saidthemajor，brokenly。\"It’shardtohaveyougo。Youhavehelpedusall。\"
Barryfumbledwithweakfingersathisbreast。Themajoropenedhistunicthinkingthatheneededair。
\"My——my——let—ter——\"hewhispered。
