"Athome，sir。Ididn’tthinkachaplainwouldneedone。"
　　"Whoseviolininthis？"askedtheA。D。C。S。inhisbrusquemanner。
　　"Iratherthinkthisismine，"saidoneofthedoctors。
　　"Willyousellit？I’llbuyitfromyou，atanypriceyousay。I
　　wantitforhim。"
　　"Youcan’tbuyit，colonel，"saidthedoctor。"It’shisnow。I
　　neverknewithadallthatheartstuffinit。"
　　Hetookuptheviolin，andhandedittoBarry。ButBarrydrewbackinastonishment。Thentheolddoctorcameforward。
　　"No，Travis，"hesaid，"we’lldobetterthanthat。Whatdidyourfiddlecost？"
　　"Ahundredandfiftydollars，Ithink。"
　　"Travis，thiscompanyofAmericans，representingtheircountryhereinFrance，asatokenoftheirsympathywiththealliesandtheirsacredcause，andofgratitudetoyou，sir，"bowingtoBarry，"willbuythisinstrumentandpresentittothisyoungman，onconditionthatherepeatinsimilarcircumstancestheservicehehasrenderedthisafternoon。AmIright？"heasked，lookingabouthim。
　　"Youbetyouare！Rightyouare！"saidthedoctors。
　　"Oh，doctor，youareadearoldthing！"exclaimedPaula。
　　Barrystoodholdingtheinstrumentinhishand，unabletofindhisvoice。TheA。D。C。S。cametohisaid。
　　"Inthenameofmychaplain，andinthenameofthousandsofCanadiansoldierstowhomIpromiseyouhewillbringtheblessingthathehasbroughtusthisafternoon，IthankyouforthisverybeautifulandverycharacteristicAmericanact。"
　　"Well，"saidtheolddoctor，"Idon’tknowhowyoufolksfeel，butIfeelasifIhadbeentochurch。"
　　"Now，sir，"saidtheA。D。C。S。toBarry，inhismilitarytone，"I
　　amorganisingacompanyofmusicianswhowillgothroughourcampsandhelptheboysasyouhavehelpedusto—day。Iwouldlikeyoutobeoneofthem。Whatdoyousay？"
　　"Oh，sir，"exclaimedBarryhastily，layingtheviolinuponthepianoandstandingbackfromit，"don’tmakethatanorder，sir。
　　Iwanttostaywithmymen。"
　　Hisfacewasquiveringwithdeepemotion。TheA。D。C。S。lookedintothequiveringface。
　　"Allright，Dunbar，"hesaid，withalittlelaugh，andputtinghishandonBarry’sshoulder。"Iguessyouareallright。"
　　"Someboy！What？"saidtheAmericandoctor。"HereIthinkyouhadbettertakeyourfiddlealong，"handingBarrytheviolin。"Itdoesn’tbelongtoanyoneinthisbunch。"
　　Theburstoflaughterthatfollowed，alloutofproportiontothehumouroftheremark，revealedthetensityofthestrainthroughwhichtheyhadpassed。
　　ThroughthelittletownofEtaplestheydrovetogetherinalmostcompletesilence，untiltheyhademergedintothecountry，lyingspreadoutabouttheminallthetenderbeautyofthesoftspringevening。Asthecarmovedthroughthesweetsilenceoftheopenfields，theV。A。D。saidsoftly：
　　"Oh，CaptainDunbar，I——"
　　"MynameisBarry，"hesaidgently。
　　Aquickflushcameintothebeautifulfaceandasoftlighttothebrowneyes，assheanswered：
　　"AndmineisPhyllis。"Thenshehurriedtoadd，"Iwasgoingtosaythatyouhelpedmethisafternoonasnothinghassincemydearbrotherswent。"
　　"Thankyou，Phyllis。Whatyouhavebeentomethroughallthesedays，IwishIcouldtell，butIcan’tfindwords。"
　　Thentheyrodetogetherinsilencethatwasmoreeloquentthananywordsoftheirscouldbe。AtlengthBarryburstforthenthusiastically：
　　"ThoseAmericans！Whatabeautifulandgraciousactofkindnessthatwastome。"
　　"Oh，"repliedPhyllis，withansweringenthusiasm，"aren’ttheyfine！Thatwasperfectlyrippingofthem。"
　　CHAPTERXIII
　　INTENSIVETRAINING
　　Barry’sreturntothebattalionwaslikeacominghome。Inthemesstherewasnodemonstrationofsympathywithhiminhisloss，buttheofficerstookoccasiontodropincasuallywithaninterestingbitofnews，seekingtoexpress，moreorlessawkwardly，bytheirpresencewhattheyfounditimpossibletoexpressinactualwords。
　　ItwastoBarryanexperienceasnewasitwasdelightful。
　　Hitherto，asfarasanyrealfellowshipwasconcernedhehadlivedalifeofcomparativeisolationamonghisfellowofficers，andwhiletheywerecarefultopreservetheconventionsandcourtesiesimposedbytheirmutualrelations，hehadeverbeenmadetofeelthatinthatcirclehewasanoutsider。
　　Amongtheofficerswhocametocalluponhim，nonesurprisedhimmorethandidMajorBayne。Whilethatofficerhadalwaysbeencarefultomaintainanattitudetowardhim，atoncecorrectandcivil，therehadneverbeenanyapproachtofriendliness。Asamatteroffact，MajorBaynewastooentirelyoccupiedwithhisownintereststohaveeithertheleisureortheinclinationforanythingbutacasualconcernforthechaplainandhisaffairs。
　　Thatwasnottobewonderedat。Lifeinthearmy，notwithstandingallitsloyaltiesanditsfineunselfishnesses，is，insomeofitsphases，abrutallyself—centredformofexistence。Itsroutineconsistsinthecontinualperformanceof"duties"underanauthorityruthlessinitsexactionsandrelentlessinitspenalties。Onlyaftermonthsofexperienceofitsironrigiditydoesthecivilian，accustomedasheistoself—determination，withasomewhateasygoingregardfortheconventionsofhiscommunity，arriveatthestateofmindinwhichunconsciouslyandasamatterofsecondnatureheestimatesthequalityofthemosttrivialactbyitsrelationtothestandardsetbytheMilitaryHighCommand。
　　Likeaspectredoesthatsolemn，impalpable，oftenperfectlyunreasonableomniscientandomnipotententitylurkintheshadowreadytoreachoutaclutchinghand，andforsomeinfractionofregulations，wilfulorinadvertent，halethelucklessandshiveringdefaultertojudgment。Itthereforebehoovesamantotakeheedtohimselfandtohisways，for，withthebestintention，hemaydiscoverthathehasbeenguiltyofaninfraction，notofaregulationfoundinK。R。&O。，withwhichhehaspainfullymadehimselffamiliarandwhichhehasdiligentlyexercisedhimselftoobserve，butofoneofthoseseventeenhundredandsixty—nine"instructions"and"informations"whichfromtimetotimehaveappearedinthosesacredwritingsknownasArmy，Divisional，Brigade，orBattalionOrders。
　　Inconsequence，anofficerwithaconsciencetowardhisduty，oranambitionforpromotion，giveshimselfsocompletelytothebusinessof"watchinghisstep"thatonlybyadefiniteexerciseofhisaltruisticfacultiescanheindulgehimselfinthecommendablecivilianluxuryofcaringforhisneighbour。
　　AndsoitcameaboutthatMajorBayne，possessinginalargemeasurethequalityof"canniness"characteristicofhisrace——aqualitywhichforthebenefitoftheuninitiatedSaxonitmaybenecessarytodefineasbeingajudiciousblendingofshrewdnessandcaution，——andbeingaswell，againafterthemannerofhisrace，ambitiousforhisownadvancement，and，furthermore，beingamanofconscience，hadbeensoentirelyengrossedintheabsorbingbusinessof"watchinghisstep"thathehadpaidslightheedtotheaffairsofanyotherofficer，andleastofalltothoseofthechaplain，whosefunctionsinthebattalionhehadregarded，itmustbeconfessed，asmoreorlessformal，ifnotmerelydecorative。
　　But，inspiteofallthis，inthemajorthebiggestthingwashisheart，which，however，truetohisracetypeagain，hekeptstoredinthedeepestrecessesofhissystem。To"touch"themajor’s"heart"wasanoperationofmorethanordinarydifficulty。Itwasthatverything，however，whichthelettertothebattalionCommandingOfficerfromtheA。D。C。S。hadachieved。Theeffectofthisletteruponthemembersofthemess，andmostespeciallyuponthejuniormajorinregardtotheirrelationtotheirchaplain，wasrevolutionary。Hencethemajor’svisittoBarryupontheeveningofhisreturn。
　　Itwaswithanunusuallycordialhandshakethathegreetedthechaplain。
　　"Wearegladtohaveyoubackwithus，CaptainDunbar，"hesaid。
　　"Wemissedyou，andwehavediscoveredthatweneedyou。Thingshavebeenmovingwhileyouwereaway。Thisbattalionisundergoingatransformation。TheO。C。istighteningdownthescrewsofdiscipline。Hesees，andweallarebeginningtosee，thatweareupagainstadifferentpropositionfromwhatwehadimagined，andrighthere，CaptainDunbar，Iwanttosayformyself，andIbelievefortherestoftheboys，thatwehavenotgivenyouasquaredeal。"
　　HisattitudeandhiswordsastoundedBarry。
　　"Don’tsaythat，major，"hesaid，inavoicehuskywithemotion。
　　"Don’tsaythat。Ihavebeenallwrong。Iamnotgoingtotalkaboutit，butIamawfullygladtogetasecondchance。"
　　"Ifyouneedasecondchance，Pilot，"saidthemajor，forthefirsttimeusingthefriendlywesternsobriquet，"believeme，you’llgetit。"
　　Themajorsatdown，pulledouthispipe，andbegantoimpartsomeinterestingbitsofnews。
　　"Thingsaremovingratherswiftlywithusthesedays。Therearemanychangestakingplace。Duffhasgonepermanentlytothetransport，andisinthewayforacaptaincy。Hopetonhasgoneforamachineguncourse。Sallyistobecompanycommanderinhisplace。Boothtakeschargeofthebombers。Yourfriend，SergeantKnight，isslatedforacommission。Heisdoingawfullywellwiththesignallers，and，bytheway，thereissomethingIwanttoshowyouto—morrow，somethingquiteuniqueandremarkable，ournewinstructorinbayonetfighting。Doyouknowwewereratherstuckonourbayonetfighting，buthehasmadetheboysfeelthattheydidn’tknowanythingaboutbayonetfighting，or，forthatmatter，aboutanythingelse。Ithinkyouwillenjoyhim。Theboysareallupontheirtoes。Thereisnothinglikethescreamofaliveshell’comingin’tospeedupthetraining。"
　　Whenthemajorhaddeparted，heleftBarryinamazeofwonderandgratitude。Thatthebattalionweregladtohavehimback，thatalltheoldfeelingoflatenthostilityofwhichhehadbeenconsciouswasgone，andthattheyfeltthattheyreallyneededhimstirredinhisheartaprofoundsenseofhumilityandgratitude。
　　Lateasitwashefelthemustgooutforastrollaboutthecampjusttoseethemenandgivethemgreeting。
　　Whereverhewenthewasgreetedwithanewrespectandanewcordiality。Itwasasifhehadpassedthroughsomemysticinitiationceremonyandhadbeenadmittedintoamagiccircleofcomradeshipwiththecommonsoldier，thanwhichnoprivilegeismoredearlycovetedbytheofficers，fromthecolonelhimselftotheyoungestsub，andwhichisindeed，inthelastanalysis，thesinequanonofeffectiveleadership。
　　AsBarrywaspassingthesergeants’mess—roomthedooropenedandtherecameoutSergeantMajorMcFetteridgehimself，withtwoothersofthemess。
　　"Goodevening，sergeantmajor，"saidBarryquietlypassingonhisway。
　　"Goodevening，sir，"saidthesergeantmajorwithhisusualstiffsalute。"Oh，it’syou，sir，"hecriedasthelightfelluponBarry’sface。"We’regladtoseeyouback，sir。"
　　"Thankyou，sergeantmajor，"repliedBarry，offeringhishand，"andI’mgladtobebackwithyouallagain。"
　　"Thankyou，sir。Iassureyouwe’regladtohaveyou。Won’tyoucomein，sir？Theboyswillallwanttoseeyou，"andsosayingthesergeantmajorthrewwideopenthedoor。
　　Nowhereisclassprivilegemoreappreciatedandmorejealouslyguardedthaninthesergeants’mess。Itisthemostenclusiveofallmilitarycircles。Realisingthis，Barrywasgladtoaccepttheinvitation。Thehutwasfilledwithsergeantsineasydeshabille，smoking，lounging，playingvariousgames。
　　"Thechaplain，boys，"announcedthesergeantmajor，andinstantlyeverymanwasonhisfeet，andatattention。
　　"It’sallright，boys，"saidthesergeantmajor。"Thechaplainhasjustdroppedinforaminuteforafriendlycall，andwewantyoutofeel，sir，"headded，forthesergeantmajorlovedalittleceremonial，"thatwerespectfullysympathisewithyouinyourloss，andthatweconsiderourselveshonouredbyyourpresenceheretonight。"
　　Barrywassodeeplytouchedbytheunexpectedwarmthoftheirwelcome，andbythereferencetohisrecentsorrow，thathecouldnottrusthimselftospeak。Withoutawordhepassedaroundthegroup，shakinghandswitheachmaninturn。Bythetimehehadfinishedtheround，hehadhisvoiceincontrol，andsaid：
　　"Sergeantmajor，thisisverykindofyou。Ithankyouforthiswelcome，andIamgratefulforyoursympathy。"Hehesitatedamomentortwo；then，asifheheardhisfather’svoice，"Tellthem！
　　Tellthem！Theydon’tknowHim，"headded："And，sergeantmajor，ifyouwillallowme，IhavesomethingIwanttosaytoallthemenwhenIgetachance。Icannotsayitallto—nighttothesergeants，butthismuchIwouldliketosay：ThatsinceIsawyou，IbelieveIhavegotanewideaofmyworkinthebattalion。
　　Igotitfromasergeantmajorwhosementoldmethathewasafinesoldierandabraveman，andmorethanthat，thathewas’likeafathertothem。’That，sergeantmajor，wasmyownfather。FromhimIlearnedthatmyjobwasnottojumponmenfortheirfaults，buttohelpmentoknowGod，whoisourFatherinHeaven，and，men，IthinkifIcandothis，Ishallcountmyselfhappy，forHeisworthknowing，andweallneedHim。"
　　Hiswordsgrippedthemhard。Thenheadded，"BeforeIsay’goodnight，’mayIhavetheprivilegeofleadingyoutoHiminwordsthatyouhavealllearnedatyourmother’sknee？"Thensimplyhespokethewordsofthatimmortalprayer，themenjoininginlowandreverentvoices。
　　Aftertheprayer，hequietlysaid，"Goodnight！"andwaspassingoutofthehut。Hehadnotgottothedoor，however，whenthesergeantmajor’svoicearrestedhim。
　　"Sir，onbehalfofthesergeants，IthankyouforcominginandI
　　thankyouforyourwords。Youhavedoneusallgood。"
　　Thefollowingmorning，asergeantfromaneighbouringbattalion，visitingthetransportlines，andobservingBarrypassingalongwithMajorBayneonthebattalionparadeground，tookoccasiontoremark：
　　"Thatisyourpadre，ain’tit？Hechecksyoufellowsuprathershort，don’the？"
　　"Yes，thatisourpadre，orPilot，asweliketocallhim，"wasSergeantMackay’sanswer，"butIwanttotellyouthathecanjustcheckusupuntilourheadstouchthecrupper，andit’snobody’sdamnedbusinessbutourown。"
　　"Well，youneedn’tgetsoblastedhotoverit。Iain’tsaidnothingagainstyourpadrethatIhaven’theardfromyourownfellows。"
　　"That’sallright，sergeant。Thatwasbeforewegottothewar。
　　I’mnothuntin’foranytroublewithanybody，butifanyonewantstostartupanythingwithanyone，sergeant，inthisbattalion，heknowshowtodoit。"
　　Andthiscametoberecognisedasanarticleinthecreedofthesergeant’smess。
　　Thebayonet—fightingsquadwereengagedinsomepreliminarydrillofthemoreordinarykindwhenMajorBayneandthechaplainarrivedontheground。
　　"We’lljustwatchthelittlebeggarawhilefromhereandgouplater，"saidthemajor。
　　AsBarrywatchedthedrillsergeantonhisjob，itseemedtohimthathehadneverseenasoldierworkbefore。Infigure，inpose，inactiontherewasaperfectionabouthimthatawakenedatonceadmirationandenvy。Belowtheaverageheight，yetnotinsignificant，erect，withoutexaggeration，preciseinmovementwithoutangularity，swiftinactionwithouthaste，hewasindeedajoytobehold。
　　"Now，didyoueverseeanythinglikethat？"enquiredthemajor，aftertheireyeshadfollowedtheevolutionsofthedrillsergeantforatime。
　　"Never，"saidBarry，"nordoIhopetoagain。Heisa——Iwasgoingtosaydream，buthe’snodream。He’smuchtoowideawakeforthat。He’sapoem；that’swhatheis。"
　　Backandforth，aboutandaround，steppedthelittledrillsergeant，afinishedexampleofprecise，gracefulmovement。Hewasexplainingincleancut，andevidentlymemorisedspeechthedetailsofthemovementshewishedexecuted，butthroughhismoreformalandmemorisedvocabularyhisnativecockneywouldoccasionallyerupt，addingvastlytothepungencyandpicturesquenessofhisspeech。
　　"Heknowswearehereallright，"saidthemajor，"buthewouldnotletonifitwereKingGeorgehimself。I’llbetyouamonth’spay，though，thatwecan’tgetonefootbeyondwhatheconsidersthesalutingpointbeforehecomestoattention，andasforhissalute，thereisnothinglikeitinthewholeCanadianarmy。Talkaboutapoem，hissalutehasShakespearefaded。Nowhe’sgoingtomovethemoff。Watchandlisten！"
　　"Ye—a—ou—w！"camethelong—drawncry，fiercelythreatening，representinginEnglishspeechtheword"squad。"Thenfollowedanexpletive，"Yun！"whichforexplosivequalitymadeariflecrackseemadrawl，andwhichappearedtoreleaseinthemenahiddenspringdrawntoitsutmosttension。Theslackandsagginglineleapedintoarigidunit，ofbreathless，motionlesshumanity。
　　"Aw—e—ou—aw！"aprolongedvocalisation，expressiveofaninfiniteandgentlepity，andinterpretedtotheinitiatedeartomean"Asyouwere！"releasedtherigidlinetoitsformersaggingstate。
　　"N—a—wthen，"saidthevoiceinasemi—undertone，slowandtense，"thisain’tnoarterdinnerbloomin’siester。Alittlesnap——ple——
　　ease！"Thelastwordinasharplyrisinginflection，tighteningupthespringagainfortheexplosive"Ye—a—ou—w——yun！"（Squadattention。）"Aw—e—ou—r——yun！！！Aw—e—ou—r——yun！！！"
　　Withoutwarningcamethecommands，repeating"Asyouwere！"
　　"Attention！"Hewalkedupanddownbeforetherigidline，lookingthemoverandremarkingcasually，"Mightbealittleworse，"addingasanafterthought，"per—haps！"
　　Afterwhich，withasharprightturn，andaquickmarch，hehimselfleadingwithastepofclean—cut，easygrace，hemovedthemtothebayonet—fightingground。
　　"ByJove！"breathedBarry。"Didyoueverimagineanythinglikethat？"
　　"Theresultoftenyearsintheregulararmy，"saidthemajor。
　　"It’salmostworthit，"answeredBarry。
　　Arrivingatthebayonet—fightingground，thelittlesergeantmajorputthesquadthroughtheirmanualasiftheyhadbeenrecruits，toarunningcommentofbitingpleasantries。Afterbringingthemtoattention，hewalkedslowlydowntheline，thenbackagain，andremarkedafterduedeliberation：
　　"Ihaveseenworse——notoften——"Then，inatoneofresignation，hegavetheorder：
　　"Stan—a—yeh！！！"
　　Themen"stoodatease，"andthen"stoodeasy。"
　　"Now，then，"saidthemajor，"we’llstealinonhim，ifwecan。"
　　Theymovedforwardtowardthelittlesergeantmajor，whoremainedstudyingtheoppositehorizonincalmabstractionuntiltheirtoeshadreachedacertainline，when，likethecrackofawhip，therecameoncemorethelong—drawncrywithitsexplosivetermination：
　　"Ye—a—ou—w！——Yun！！！"withtheresultthatthelinewasagainthrownintoinstantaneous，breathlessandmotionlessrigidity。
　　Towardtheadvancingofficersthesergeantmajorthrewhimselfintoasalutewithonesmooth，unbrokenmovementofindescribablegraceandfinish。
　　"Goodmorning，sergeantmajor，"saidMajorBayne。"CaptainDunbar，thisisSergeantMajorHackett。"
　　Againcamethesalute，withabarelyperceptiblediminutionofsnap，asbefittedalessformaloccasion。
　　"Sergeantmajor，"saidBarry，"Iwouldgiveagreatdealtobeabletodothat。"
　　"Wot’sthat，sir？"enquiredthesergeantmajor。
　　"Thatsaluteofyours。"
　　"Quiteeasywenyouknaow’ow！"permittinghimselfaslightsmile。
　　"Youaredoingsomebayonet—fighting，Isee，sergeantmajor，"saidMajorBayne。
　　"Yes，sir，goin’todoabit，sir，"repliedthesergeantmajor。
　　"Verywell，carryon！"
　　Andthesergeantmajor"carriedon，"puttingintohisworkandintohiseverymovementandutteranceanunbelievableamountofconcentratedandevenviciousenergy。
　　Onthebayonet—fightingground，thefirstlineoftheenemywasrepresentedbysacksstuffedwithstraw，hunguponaframe，thesecondbystuffedsacksdepositedontheparapetofatrench。Inbayonet—fightingthethreepointsdemandingspecialemphasisarethe"guarding"oftheenemy’sattack，aswiftbayonetthrustandanequallyswiftrecovery，eachoperation，whetherincaseofalivingenemyorinthestuffedeffigy，beingattendedwithconsiderabledifficulty。Barrywasmuchinterestedinthepsychologicalelementintroducedintotheexercisesbythedrillmaster。
　　"Youmusthalwayskeepinmindthatthehenemyisbeforeyou。It’simportantthatyoushouldvisualiseyourfoe。Thehenemyisheverbeforeyou。Anythingbe—indaBritishsoldierwon’ttroubleanybody，andyouaretorememberthathit’seitheryouor’im。"
　　Inmomentsofrapidactionthesergeantmajorevidentlyhaddifficultywithhisaspirates。
　　"Thesuspendedsacksbeforeyourepresentthehenemy。Youaretotreat’emso。"
　　Havinggothislinewithinstrikingdistanceoftheswingingsacks，theexercisewasdirectedbytwocommands，"Onguard！"and"Point！"
　　thefirstofwhichwassupposedtoknockofftheenemy’sthrust，andthesecondtodrivethebayonethomeintohisvitals，afterwhich，withoutcommand，theremustbeaswiftrecovery。
　　"Nawthen，"Hn—gah！——Pint！！！"
　　Forsomemoments，inresponsetotheseorders，thesquadpractised"guarding"and"pointing，"not，however，tothecompletesatisfactionofthesergeant。
　　"Naw，then，numberfive，stickithinto’im。Yeain’t’andin’alidyanunbreller！"
　　Anotherattemptbynumberfivebeingstillsuggestiveoftheamenitiespropertoasocialfunction，thesergeantmajorsteppeduptotheovergentlesoldier。
　　"Naw，then，"hesaid，"hobserve！There’smyhenemy。See’ishuglymug。Hn—gah！Pint！！！"
　　Atthewordsofcommand，thesergeantmajorthrewhimselfintohisguardandattackedwithsuchappallingferocityasmusthaveparalysedanordinaryfoe，sendinghisbayonetcleanthroughtohisguard，andrecoveringitwithaclean，swiftmovement。
　　Havingsecuredafairlysatisfactorythrust，thesergeantmajordevotedhisattentiontotherecoveryofthebayonet。
　　"Fetchithout！"hecriedfiercely。"There’sanothermancomin’。
　　Fetchithout！Yemayfetch’isspinialcolumnwithit。Nomatter，’ewon’tneedit。"
　　Thefinalactinthisgruesomedramawastheattackuponthesecondlinerepresentedbythesackslyingupontheparapetofthetrenchbeyond。Thecompletedactionthusincludedtheguard，thrust，recovery，theleapforwardpasttheswinginglineofsacks，andasecondthrustatthefigureproneupontheparapet，withasecondrecoveryoftheweapon，thissecondrecoverybeingeffectedbystampingthefootuponthetransfixedeffigy，andjerkingbackthebayonetwithaviolentupwardmovement。
　　Thislastrecoveryappearedtocausenumberfiveagainsomedifficulty。
　　"Nowthen，numberfive，putalittleaight（hate）intoit。Stampyourbleedin’’obnyles（hobnails）onhisfice，andfetchithout！
　　Thiswye！"Ashetooktheriflefromnumberfive，thesergeantmajor’sfaceseemedtobetransformedintoalivingembodimentofenvenomedhate，hisattack，thrust，recovery，gatheringinintensityuntilwithunimaginablefuryheleapedupontheprostratefigure，drovehisbayonetthroughtothehilt，stampedhishobnailsuponthetransfixedenemy，jerkedhisweaponout，andstoodquivering，readyforanyfoethatdaredtoapproach。Thesavageferocityofhisface，thefierceenergyinhiseverymovement，culminatinginthatlastviciousleapandstamp，altogetherconstitutedsuchadramaticandrealisticrepresentationofactualfightingthatthewholelineburstintoaveryunsoldierlybutveryheartyapplause，which，however，thesergeantmajorimmediatelyandsternlychecked。
　　"Whatdoyouthinkofthat？"enquiredthemajor。"Isn’theascream？"
　　"Heisperfectlymagnificent，"saidBarry，"and，afterall，heisrightinhispsychology。Thereisnopossibilityoftrainingmentofight，withoutputtingthe’aightintoit！’"