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Such a scene might well stir emotions to sigh for the splendours of battle. This is one side of war. SUCH A SCENE MIGHT WELL STIR EMOTIONS TO SIGH FOR THE SPLENDORS OF BATTLE THIS IS ONE SIDE OF WAR
ough the ancient forces of Chaos had come back from the abyss to fight against order and man, and Chaos had won. So lies this village of France. As I left it a rat, with something in its mouth, holding its head high, ran right across the village. The Real Thing Once at manoeuvres as the Prussian Crown Prince charged at the head of his regiment, as sabres gleamed, plumes streamed, and hooves thundered behind him, he is reported to have said to one that galloped near him: "Ah, if only this were the real thing!" One need not doubt that the report is true. So a young man might feel as he led his regiment of cavalry, for the scene would fire the blood; all those young men and fine uniforms and good horses, all coming on behind, everything streaming that could float on the air, everything jingling then which could ever make a sound, a bright sky no doubt over the uniforms, a good fresh wind for men and horses to gulp; and behind, the clinking and jingling, the long roll of hooves thundering.  PART SEVEN OF UNHAPPY FAR OFF THINGS THIS IS A LIBRAVOX RECORDING OLIBERVOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN RECORDING BY TRAVICE WAKEMEN PETERSBURG VIRGINIA THE REAL THING ONCE AT MANEUVERS AS THE PRUSSIAN CROWN PRINCE CHARGED AT THE HEAD OF HIS REGIMENT AS SABRES GLEAMED PLUMES STREAMED AND HOOFS THUNDERED BEHIND HIM HE IS REPORTED TO HAVE SAID TO ONE THAT GALLOPED NEAR HIM AH IF ONLY THIS WERE THE REAL THING ONE NEED NOT DOUBT THAT THE REPORT IS TRUE SO A YOUNG MAN MIGHT FEEL AS HE LED HIS REGIMENT OF CAVALRY FOR THE SCENE WOULD FIRE THE BLOOD ALL THOSE YOUNG MEN IN FINE UNIFORMS AND GOOD HORSES ALL COMING ON BEHIND EVERYTHING STREAMING THAT COULD FLOAT ON THE AIR EVERYTHING JINGLING THEN WHICH COULD EVER MAKE A SOUND A BRIGHT SKY NO DOUBT OVER THE UNIFORMS A GOOD FRESH WIND FOR MEN AND HORSES TO GULP AND BEHIND THE CLINKING AND JINGLING THE LONG ROLL OF HOOFS THUNDERING
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