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He would have to face Croft”If I go up that hill, you’ll be draggin’ me
Some of the men in the platoon were muttering”Let’s go back,” Polack yelled, and Minetta and Gallagher joined him
Croft stared at them all, and then unslung his rifle, cocked the bolt leisurely”Red, you can go get your pack
“Yeah, you would do somethin’ when I ain’t got a gun
“Red, just get your pack and shut up
“It ain’t me aloneYou gonna shoot all of us?”
Croft turned and gazed at the others”Who wants to get lined up with Red?” None of them movedRed watched, hoping coco chanel earrings numbly that one of them might pick up a rifleCroft had turned away from himHe could leap at him, knock him down and the others would help outIf one man would move, they all would
But nothing happenedHe kept telling himself to jump at Croft and his legs wouldn’t function
Croft turned back to him”Awright, Red, go get your pack
“Ah’m gonna shoot ya in about three-four seconds He stood six feet away, his rifle raised to his hipSlowly the muzzle pointed toward RedHe found himself watching the expression on Croft’s face
Suddenly he knew exactly what had hermes vintage happened to Hearn, and the knowledge left him weakCroft was going to shootRed stood stiff looking at Croft’s eyes”Just shoot a man down like that, huh?”
“Yeah
It was worthless to temporizeCroft wanted to shoot himFor an instant he had a picture again of lying on his stomach waiting for the Japanese bayonet to strike into his backHe could feel the blood thumping in his headAs he waited, his will drained away slowly
“How ’bout it, Red?”
The muzzle made a tiny circular motion as if Croft were selecting a more exact aimRed watched his finger on the cartier tank louis triggerWhen it began to tighten he tensed suddenly”Okay, Croft, you win His voice croaked out weaklyHe was making every effort to keep himself from trembling
About him he could see the platoon relaxingHe felt as if his blood had slowed down, halted, and now had begun to flow again, outlining every nerve in his bodyWith his head down he strode over to his pack, rammed in the blanket, buckled the straps, and stood upThat was all there was to itAt the base of his shame was an added guiltHe was glad it was over, glad the long contest with Croft was finished, omega constellation and he could obey orders with submission, without feeling that he must resistThis was the extra humiliation, the crushing oneCould that be all, was that the end of all he had done in his life? Did it always come to laying down a load?
He fell into line and trudged along in the middle of the platoonHe looked at nobody, and no one looked at himAll of them felt a wretched embarrassmentEach man was trying to forget the way he had been tempted to shoot Croft and had failed
As they walked, Polack cursed continually in a low sullen voice, filled with chanel watch j12 white self-loath