The men were still sprawled on the rock, resting... The men were still sprawled on the rock, resting quietA few of them were talking or scaling pebbles into the water, and Valsen was carefully stripping the leaves from a tree which overhung the rockHearn looked at his watchFive minutes had gone by since the break had begun, and another ten minutes would not hurtHe might as well give them a decent breakHe stretched and rinsed his mouth out with some water from his canteen, chatted for a minute or two with Minetta and Goldstein
Once he had regained his wind, Brown began to talk to Martinez
Brown was depressed; the jungle ulcers on his feet had begun to itch and smart, and he knew they would become more painful as the patrol continuedIdly, quite hopelessly, he was thinking how
d & g fashion pleasant it would be if he could lie in the sun with his feet bare, allowing the heat to dry his sores
"This is gonna be a rough sonofabitch," he sighed"Five days out, long time
Brown lowered his voice"What the hell do you think of this new looey?"
"Okay He felt cautious about answeringThe men knew he buddied with Croft, and he felt they would guess his hostility to HearnWith Croft everything had been okay"Too friendly, maybe," Martinez suggested"Platoon leader should be tough guy
"This guy looks like he can be a mean sonofabitch," Brown saidHe was undecided about HearnBrown didn't like Croft particularly, and he sensed that Croft was contemptuous of him, but at least the situation was stableWith a new lieutenant, he'd have to be
replica fendi spy careful, always do his best, and even then he might not please him"He seems like a good guy though," Brown said mildlyThere was something else bothering himHe lit a cigarette and exhaled cautiously, his lungs still raw from the exertion of the marchThe cigarette tasted unpleasant, but he continued to smoke it"You know, I swear, Japbait," he blurted, "the times like this when you're on a patrol I wish I was a privateThose guys think we got it easy, especially all the replacements, they think being a noncom is a snap where you get all the breaks He fingered one of the sores on his chin"What the hell, they don't know the kind of responsibilities we gotYou take someone like Stanley, he ain't seen a damn thing hardly so he's ambitious,
gucci taske he wants to get aheadI'll tell you, Japbait, I was pretty goddam proud when I made sergeant, but I don't know if I'd take it if I had to do it over againHe was feeling slyly amused"It's hard," he offered
"You're fuggin ay, it's hard Brown plucked a leaf from a branch which overhung the rock, and chewed reflectively on it"You know you can take just so much, and then your nerves start goin' to potI'll tell ya, I can talk to you, 'cause you know just what the hell the score is, but if you had to do it all over again would you take sergeant?"
"Who know?" But Martinez had no doubts; he would have taken itFor a moment he saw again the three chevrons he had worn on his dress olive-drabs and felt a characteristic uneasy pride
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replica chanel earrings what scares me, Japbait? I'll tell ya, my nerves are goneSometimes I'm afraid I'll just go to pieces and I won't be able to do a goddam thingYou know what I mean?" Brown had worried about this many timesHe gained some satisfaction in admitting it, excusing himself ahead of time so that the onus would be less if his failure was realizedHe scaled a stone into the river, watching the ripples
Martinez had a quiet contempt for BrownIt pleased him that Brown was frightenedJapbait frightened, okay, he told himself, but Japbait
"The worst of it," Brown said, "is not if you get knocked off, hell, then you don't know anythingBut what if one of the guys in your squad stops a bullet and it's your faultJesus, you never get it out of your head
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