Bullets & Billets by Bruce Bairnsfather
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CHAPTER XXII
A daylight stalk--The disused trench--"Did they see me?"--A good sniping position. CHAPTER XXIII Our moated farm--Wulverghem--The Curé's house--A shattered Church--More "heavies"--A farm on fire. CHAPTER XXIV That ration fatigue--Sketches in request--Bailleul--Baths and lunatics--How to conduct a war. CHAPTER XXV Getting stale--Longing for change--We leave the Douve--On the march--Spotted fever--Ten days' rest. CHAPTER XXVI A pleasant change--Suzette, Berthe and Marthe--"La jeune fille farouche"--André. CHAPTER XXVII Getting fit--Caricaturing the Curé--"Dirty work ahead"--A projected attack--Unlooked-for orders. CHAPTER XXVIII We march for Ypres--Halt at Locre--A bleak camp and meagre fare--Signs of battle--First view of Ypres. CHAPTER XXIX Getting nearer--A lugubrious party--Still nearer--Blazing |
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