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There was not a trace of bitterness or envy now; only this profound conviction, of obscurest origin, that it was right and absolutely just—full, honest repayment of a debt incurred. THERE WAS NOT A TRACE OF BITTERNESS OR ENVY NOW ONLY THIS PROFOUND CONVICTION OF OBSCUREST ORIGIN THAT IT WAS RIGHT AN ABSOLUTELY JUST FULL HONEST REPAYMENT OF A DEBT INCURRED
n his cousin from the air. Yet with a difference. The “difference” escaped him; the familiarity was vivid. That he missed the deadly detonators in making the catch, or that the fuse delayed, he called good luck. He only remembers that he flung the gruesome weapon back whence it had come, and that its explosion in the opposite trench materially helped his cousin to find glory in the place of death. The slight delay, however, resulted in his receiving a bullet through the chest—a bullet he would not otherwise have received, presumably. It was some days later, gravely wounded, that he discovered his cousin in another bed across the darkened floor. They exchanged remarks. Jones was already “decorated,” it seemed, having snatched success from his cousin’s hands, while little aware whose help had made it easier. ... And once again there stole across the inmost mind of Smith that strange, insistent whisper: “I owed it to him ... but, by God, I owe more than that ... I mean to pay it too ...!” READY SOMEWHERE SOMEHOW SEEN DEATH DESCENDING UPON HIS COUSIN FROM THE AIR YET WITH A DIFFERENCE THE DIFFERENCE ESCAPED HIM THE FAMILIARITY WAS VIVID THAT HE MISSED THE DEADLY DETONATORS IN MAKING THE CATCH OR THAT THE FUSE DELAYED HE CALLED GOOD LUCK HE ONLY REMEMBERS THAT HE FLUNG THE GRUESOME WEAPON BACK WHENCE IT HAD COME AND THAT ITS EXPLOSION IN THE OPPOSITE TRENCH MATERIAL HELPED HIS COUSIN TO FIND GLORY IN THE PLACE OF DEATH THE SLIGHT DELAY HOWEVER RESULTED IN HIS RECEIVING A BULLET THROUGH THE CHEST A BULLET HE WOULD NOT OTHERWISE HAVE RECEIVED PRESUMABLY IT WAS SOME DAYS LATER GRAVELY WOUNDED THAT HE DISCOVERED HIS COUSIN IN ANOTHER BED ACROSS THE DARKENED FLOOR THEY EXCHANGED REMARKS JONES WAS ALREADY DECORATED IT SEEMED HAVING SNATCHED SUCCESS FROM HIS COUSIN'S HANDS WHILE LITTLE AWARE WHOSE HELP HAD MADE IT EASIER AND ONCE AGAIN THERE STOLE ACROSS THE INMOST MIND OF PSMITH THAT STRANGE INSISTENT WHISPER I OWED IT TO HIM BUT BY GOD I OWE MORE THAN THAT I MEAN TO PAY IT TOO
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