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The shadow of the idea passed through his mind againHe heard himself speaking with some surprise"Lootenant, those Japs scooted after the ambush
"How do you know?"
Croft told him about Wilson"We could make it through now
Hearn shook his head
"Ain't you even gonna give it a chance?" He was trying to understand Hearn's motive, and he realized dimly that Hearn was not turning back because he was afraidThe intuition frightened him, for if it was true, Hearn would be less likely to change his mind
"I'm not going to take the platoon through the pass after what happened today
"Well, why don't you send out one man tonight, chanel flap bag let him make a reconnaissance? Goddam, that's the least we can do
Hearn shook his head again
"Or we could climb the mountain
Hearn scratched his chin"The men couldn't do it," he said finally
Croft tried one last gambit"Lootenant, if we could make this patrol okay, it might tie up the campaign, you never can tell
The final factor in the equationIt was becoming too complicatedFor there was a nub of truth in that, Hearn realizedIf the patrol did succeed, it would be one of those tiny plus contributions to the war, one of the intangibles he had talked about a long time ago to the General"How do you measure if it's better cartier ladies must de cartier that the war end sooner and so many men go home, or if they all stay over here and go to pot?"
If the campaign ended soon, it would be concretely good for the men in the divisionIt was with that line of thought that he had decided to give up the patrol, help the men in the platoonIt was too complex to work out at this instantThere was only the necessity of answering Croft, who squatted inflexibly beside him like a sullen piece of metal, bending only slightly
"All right, we'll send out one man tonight through the pass; if he runs into anything, we turn back Was that rationalization? Really, was he only fooling himself, looking balenciaga handbags hobo for another excuse to continue with the patrol?
"You want to go, Lootenant?" Croft's voice mocked him slightly
He couldn't go, howeverIf he was knocked off, that would suit Croft perfectly"I don't think I'm suited for it," he said coldly
Croft was reasoning the same wayIf he himself went and was killed, the platoon would certainly turn back"I think Martinez is about the best man for it"All right, send him outIn the morning we'll make a decisionAnd tell him to wake me when he gets back Hearn looked at his watch"I'm about due for guard nowTell him to check with me before he sets out so I'll know it's him moving around
Croft gucci men watches looked about the hollow and picked out Martinez's blankets in the moonlightHe stared at Hearn for an instant, and then strode over to Martinez and awakened himThe Lieutenant was climbing up the hill to relieve the guard
Croft told Martinez what his mission would be, and then in a low voice he added, "If you see any Japs bivouacking, try to work around them and keep on going Martinez was tying his shoes
"Just take a trench knife
"Okay, I be back in three hour maybeTell guard," Martinez whispered
Croft held his shoulder for a secondMartinez was shivering very slightly"Are you okay, boy?" he asked
"Well, now listen," Croft black and white chanel purses said |
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