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But this did not prevent his men from cheering him furiously whenever they saw him, or the mess from giving him a dinner on the eve of his departure to England. (A year's leave was among the things he had "snaffled out of the campaign," to use his own words.) BUT THIS DID NOT PREVENT HIS MEN FROM CHEERING HIM FURIOUSLY WHENEVER THEY SAW HIM OR THE MESS FROM GIVING HIM A DINNER ON THE EVE OF HIS DEPARTURE TO ENGLAND A YEAR'S LEAVE WAS AMONG THE THINGS HE HAD SNAFFLED OUT OF THE CAMPAIGN TO USE HIS OWN WORDS
 was all swept up; and after a month in standing camp, which tries morals severely, they departed to their own place in column of fours, singing: “’E’s goin’ to do without ’em— Don’t want ’em any more; ’E’s goin’ to do without ’em, As ’e’s often done before. ’E’s goin’ to be a martyr On a ’ighly novel plan, An’ all the boys and girls will say, ’Ow! what a nice young man-man-man! Ow! what a nice young man!’” There came out a _Gazette_ in which Cottar found that he had been behaving with “courage and coolness and discretion” in all his capacities; that he had assisted the wounded under fire, and blown in a gate, also under fire. Net result, his captaincy and a brevet majority, coupled with the Distinguished Service Order. As to his wounded, he explained that they were both heavy men, whom he could lift more easily than any one else. “Otherwise, of course, I should have sent out one of my men; and, of course, about that gate business, we were safe the minute we were well under the walls.” S TO BE WITHDRAWN WHEN THE RUBBISH OF THE CAMPAIGN WAS ALL SWEPT UP AND AFTER A MONTH IN STANDING CAMP WHICH TRIES MORAL SEVERELY THEY DEPARTED TO THEIR OWN PLACE IN COLUMN OF FOURS SINGING HE'S GOING TO DO WITHOUT EM DON'T WANT EM ANY MORE HE'S GOING TO DO WITHOUT EM AS HE'S OFTEN DONE BEFORE HE'S GOING TO BE A MARTYR ON AN IDLY NOVEL PLAN AND ALL THE BOYS AND GIRLS WILL SAY OH WHAT A NICE YOUNG MAN MEN OH WHAT A NICE YOUNG MAN THERE CAME OUT A GAZETTE IN WHICH CARTER FOUND THAT HE HAD BEEN BEHAVING WITH COURAGE AND COOLNESS AND DISCRETION IN ALL HIS CAPACITIES THAT HE HAD ASSISTED THE WOUNDED UNDER FIRE HAD BLOWN IN A GATE ALSO UNDER FIRE THAT RESULT HIS CAPTAINCY AND A BREVET MAJORITY COUPLED WITH THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE ORDER AS TO HIS WOUNDED HE EXPLAINED THAT THEY WERE BOTH HEAVY MEN WHOM HE COULD LIFT MORE EASILY THAN ANY ONE ELSE OTHERWISE OF COURSE I SHOULD HAVE SENT OUT ONE OF MY MEN AND OF COURSE ABOUT THAT GATE BUSINESS WE WERE SAFE THE MINUTE WE WERE WELL UNDER THE WALLS
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