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By stretching out his hand, Smith knew he could field it like a cricket ball. There was an interval of a second and a half, he judged. He hesitated—perhaps a quarter of a second—then he acted. He caught it. It was the obvious thing to do. He flung it back into the opposing trench. BY STRETCHING OUT HIS HAND SMITH KNEW HE COULD FIELD IT LIKE A CRICKET BALL THERE WAS AN INTERVAL OF A SECOND AND A HALF HE JUDGED HE HESITATED PERHAPS A QUARTER OF A SECOND THEN HE ACTED HE CAUGHT IT IT WAS THE OBVIOUS THING TO DO HE FLUNG IT BACK INTO THE OPPOSING TRENCH
 and the two parties came together. They found themselves shoulder to shoulder, both brimmed with that pluck which is complete indifference to Self; they exchanged a word of excited greeting; and the same second one of those rare opportunities of advantage presented itself which only the highest courage could make use of. Neither, certainly, was thinking of personal reward; it was merely that each saw the chance by which instant heroism might gain a surprise advantage for their side. The risk was heavy, but there was a chance; and success would mean a decisive result, to say nothing of high distinction for the man who obtained it—if he survived. Smith, being a few yards ahead of his cousin, had the moment in his grasp. He was in the act of dashing forward when something made him pause. A bomb in mid-air, flung from the opposing trench, was falling; it seemed immediately above him; he saw that it would just miss himself, but land full upon his cousin—whose head was turned the other way. ADING A BOMBING PARTY AND THE TWO PARTIES CAME TOGETHER THEY FOUND THEMSELVES SHOULDER TO SHOULDER BOTH BRIMMED WITH THAT PLUCK WHICH IS COMPLETE INDIFFERENCE TO SELF THEY EXCHANGED A WORD OF EXCITED GREETING AND THE SAME SECOND ONE OF THOSE RARE OPPORTUNITIES OF ADVANTAGE PRESENTED ITSELF WHICH ONLY THE HIGHEST COURAGE COULD MAKE USE OF NEITHER CERTAINLY WAS THINKING OF PERSONAL REWARD IT WAS MERELY THAT EACH SAW THE CHANCE BY WHICH INSTANT HEROISM MIGHT GAIN A SURPRISED ADVANTAGE FOR THEIR SIDE THE RISK WAS HEAVY BUT THERE WAS A CHANCE AND SUCCESS WOULD MEAN A DECISIVE RESULT TO SAY NOTHING OF HIGH DISTINCTION FOR THE MAN WHO OBTAINED IT IF HE SURVIVED PSMITH BEING A FEW YARDS AHEAD OF HIS COUSIN HAD THE MOMENT IN HIS GRASP HE WAS IN THE ACT OF DASHING FORWARD WHEN SOMETHING MADE HIM PAUSE A BOMB IN MID AIR FLUNG FROM THE OPPOSING TRENCH WAS FALLING IT SEEMED IMMEDIATELY ABOVE HIM HE SAW THAT IT WOULD JUST MISS HIMSELF BUT LAND FULL UPON HIS COUSIN WHOSE HEAD WAS TURNED THE OTHER WAY
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