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He shifted across to the mouth of the tent and raised the flap, fastening it against the pole so that he could see out. Maloney stopped humming and began to force the breath through his teeth with a kind of faint hissing, treating us to a medley of church hymns and popular songs of the day. HE SHIFTED ACROSS TO THE MOUTH OF THE TENT AND RAISED THE FLAP FASTENING IT AGAINST THE POLE SO THAT HE COULD SEE OUT MALONEY STOPPED HUMMING AND BEGAN TO FORCE THE BREATH THROUGH HIS TEETH WITH A KIND OF FAINT HISSING TREATING US TO A MEDDLEY OF CHURCH HYMNS AND POPULAR SONGS OF THE DAY
tinguish our faces easily, and I saw Maloney glance again hurriedly at both of us. "Is the Camp asleep?" the doctor asked presently, whispering. "Sangree is," replied the clergyman, in a voice equally low. "I can't answer for the women; I think they're sitting up." "That's for the best." And then he added: "I wish the fog would thin a bit and let the moon through; later—we may want it." "It is lifting now, I think," Maloney whispered back. "It's over the tops of the trees already." I cannot say what it was in this commonplace exchange of remarks that thrilled. Probably Maloney's swift acquiescence in the doctor's mood had something to do with it; for his quick obedience certainly impressed me a good deal. But, even without that slight evidence, it was clear that each recognised the gravity of the occasion, and understood that sleep was impossible and sentry duty was the order of the night. "Report to me," repeated John Silence once again, "the least sound, and do nothing precipitately.  MOMENT'S NOTICE THERE WAS LIGHT ENOUGH TO DISTINGUISH OUR FACES EASILY AND I SAW MALONEY GLANCE AGAIN HURRIEDLY AT BOTH OF US IS THE CAMP ASLEEP THE DOCTOR ASKED PRESENTLY WHISPERING SANGREE IS REPLIED THE CLERGYMAN IN A VOICE EQUALLY LOW I CAN'T ANSWER FOR THE WOMEN I THINK THEY'RE SITTING UP THAT'S FOR THE BEST AND THEN HE ADDED I WISH THE FOG WOULD THIN A BIT AND LET THE MOON THROUGH LATER WE MAY WANT IT IT IS LIFTING NOW I THINK MALONEY WHISPERED BACK IT'S OVER THE TOPS OF THE TREES ALREADY I CANNOT SAY WHAT IT WAS IN THIS COMMONPLACE EXCHANGE OF REMARKS THAT THRILLED PROBABLY MALONEY'S SWIFT ACQUIESCENCE IN THE DOCTOR'S MOOD HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH IT FOR HIS QUICK OBEDIENCE CERTAINLY IMPRESSED ME A GOOD DEAL BUT EVEN WITHOUT THAT SLIGHT EVIDENCE IT WAS CLEAR THAT EACH RECOGNIZED THE GRAVITY OF THE OCCASION AND UNDERSTOOD THAT SLEEP WAS IMPOSSIBLE AND SENTRY DUTY WAS THE ORDER OF THE NIGHT REPORT TO ME REPEATED JOHN SILENCE ONCE AGAIN THE LEAST SOUND AND DO NOTHING PRECIPITATELY
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