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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. 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
pt sweet his heart and mind, shutting the door on bitterness or envy. The thought, however, though it recurred persistently with each encounter, brought no explanation. When the war broke out both offered their services; as members of the O.T.C., they got commissions quickly; but it was a chance remark of Smith’s that made his friend join the very regiment he himself was in. They trained together, were in the same retreats and the same advances together. Their friendship deepened. Under the stress of circumstances the tie did not dissolve, but strengthened. It was indubitably real, therefore. Then, oddly enough, they were both wounded in the same engagement. And it was here the remarkable fate that jointly[148] haunted them betrayed itself more clearly than in any previous incident of their long relationship—Smith was wounded in the act of protecting his cousin. How it happened is confusing to a layman, but each apparently was leading a bombing-party, and the two parties came together. AND THIS CERTAINTY OF JUSTICE KEPT SWEET HIS HEART AND MIND SHUTTING THE DOOR ON BITTERNESS OR ENVY THE THOUGHT HOWEVER THOUGH IT RECURRED PERSISTENTLY WITH EACH ENCOUNTER BROUGHT NO EXPLANATION WHEN THE WAR BROKE OUT BOTH OFFERED THEIR SERVICES AS MEMBERS OF THE O T C THEY GOT COMMISSIONS QUICKLY BUT IT WAS A CHANCE REMARK OF SMITH'S THAT MADE HIS FRIEND JOIN THE VERY REGIMENT HE HIMSELF WAS IN THEY TRAINED TOGETHER OR IN THE SAME RETREATS AND THE SAME ADVANCES TOGETHER THEIR FRIENDSHIP DEEPENED UNDER THE STRESS OF CIRCUMSTANCES THE TIE DID NOT DISSOLVE BUT STRENGTHENED IT WAS INDUBITABLY REAL THEREFORE THEN ODDLY ENOUGH THEY WERE BOTH WOUNDED IN THE SAME ENGAGEMENT AND IT WAS HERE THE REMARKABLE FATE THAT JOINTLY HAUNTED THEM BETRAYED ITSELF MORE CLEARLY THAN IN ANY PREVIOUS INCIDENT OF THEIR LONG RELATIONSHIP SMITH WAS WOUNDED IN THE ACT OF PROTECTING HIS COUSIN HOW IT HAPPENED IS CONFUSING TO A LAYMAN BUT EACH APPARENTLY WAS LEADING A BOMBING PARTY AND THE TWO PARTIES CAME TOGETHER
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