large/9571/coffeebreak_010_1410_librivox_64kb_mp3/coffeebreak010_11_twomilitaryexecutions_64kb_15
large/9571/coffeebreak_010_1410_librivox_64kb_mp3/coffeebreak010_11_twomilitaryexecutions_64kb
English
9571
ŌĆØ All faces turned in the direction of the familiar voice; the two men between whom in the order of stature Greene had commonly stood in line turned and squarely confronted each other. ALL FACES TURNED IN THE DIRECTION OF THE FAMILIAR VOICE THE TWO MEN BETWEEN WHOM IN THE ORDER OF STATURE GREEN HAD COMMONLY STOOD IN LINE TURNED AND SQUARELY CONFRONTED EACH OTHER
t gray of the morning, when the swarming advance had paused to resume something of definition as a line of battle, and skirmishers had been thrown forward, word was passed along to call the roll. The first sergeant of Lieutenant DudleyŌĆÖs company stepped to the front and began to name the men in alphabetical order. He had no written roll, but a good memory. The men answered to their names as he ran down the alphabet to G. ŌĆ£Gorham.ŌĆØ ŌĆ£Here!ŌĆØ ŌĆ£Grayrock.ŌĆØ ŌĆ£Here!ŌĆØ The sergeantŌĆÖs good memory was affected by habit: ŌĆ£Greene.ŌĆØ ŌĆ£Here!ŌĆØ The response was clear, distinct, unmistakable! A sudden movement, an agitation of the entire company front, as from an electric shock, attested the startling character of the incident. The sergeant paled and paused. The captain strode quickly to his side and said sharply: ŌĆ£Call that name again.ŌĆØ Apparently the Society for Psychical Research is not first in the field of curiosity concerning the Unknown. ŌĆ£Bennett Greene.ŌĆØ ŌĆ£Here!  LIGHTNING THE DARKNESS WAS ABSOLUTE NEVER FOR A MOMENT DID IT CEASE AND EVER WHEN THE THUNDER DID NOT CRACK AND ROAR OR HEARD THE MOANS OF THE WOUNDED AMONG WHOM THE MEN FELT THEIR WAY WITH THEIR FEET AND UPON WHOM THEY STUMBLED IN THE GLOOM THE DEAD WERE THERE TOO THEY WERE DEAD OF PLENTY IN THE FIRST FAINT GREY OF THE MORNING WHEN THE SWARMING ADVANCE HAD PAUSED TO RESUME SOMETHING OF DEFINITION AS A LINE OF BATTLE AND SKIRMISHERS HAD BEEN THROWN FORWARD WORD WAS PASSED ALONG TO CALL THE ROLL GORHAM HERE GREY ROCK HERE THE SERGEANT'S GOOD MEMORY WAS AFFECTED BY HABIT GREEN HERE THE RESPONSE WAS CLEAR DISTINCT UNMISTAKABLE A SUDDEN MOVEMENT AND AGITATION OF THE ENTIRE COMPANY FRONT AS FROM AN ELECTRIC SHOCK ATTESTED THE STARTLING CHARACTER OF THE INCIDENT THE SERGEANT PALED AND PAUSED THE CAPTAIN STRODE QUICKLY TO HIS SIDE AND SAID SHARPLY CALL THAT NAME AGAIN APPARENTLY THE SOCIETY FOR PSYCHICAL RESEARCH IS NOT FIRST IN THE FIELD OF CURIOSITY CONCERNING THE UNKNOWN BENNET GREEN HERE
large/9571/coffeebreak_010_1410_librivox_64kb_mp3/coffeebreak010_11_twomilitaryexecutions_64kb
file
download/librilight/large/9571/coffeebreak_010_1410_librivox_64kb_mp3/coffeebreak010_11_twomilitaryexecutions_64kb.flac