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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. 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
ther. 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. 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. ND 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 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
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