Man cain't even sleep on guard with the goddam... Man cain't even sleep on guard with the goddam bush, he told himselfHe sighed, and then pulled the bolt of the machine gun back and forthHe sighted along the barrel and aimed it at the base of the bush"Ah coulda tole ya not to grow there," he muttered and then pulled the triggerThe handle of the gun bucked viciously as he fired a long burstWhen he had finished the bush was still standing, and in anger he fired the machine gun again
To the men in recon, who were sleeping about ten yards back of him, the sound of the machine gun was terrifyingIt tore them violently out of their sleep as if an electric charge had bored through them, ground their heads into the dirt, and then pulled them to
gucci purses their kneesThey did not know that Wilson was firing; they thought it was a Japanese attack again, and they staggered through several terrible seconds between sleep and wakefulness while all kinds of thoughts and fears went through their heads
Goldstein thought he was on guard and had fallen asleepHe whispered desperately several times, "I wasn't sleeping, I was only closing my eyes to fool the Japs, I was ready, I swear I was ready
Martinez whimpered, "I give back the teeth, I promise I give back the teeth
Wyman dreamed he was letting go of the antitank gun, and said, "It really wasn't my fault He felt guilt, and then was awake in the next instant, and had forgotten everything
Red lay on his
chanel shopping bag stomach, and thought it was the soldier with the bayonet who was shooting at him"Come on, you sonofabitch, you sonofabitch," he kept muttering
Gallager thought, They're out to get ME
And Croft felt a paralyzing instant of fear while the Japanese charged across the river and he sat tied hand and foot by his machine gunThe second burst of fire loosed his bonds, and he roared, "COME AND GET ME!" The sweat formed on his face, and then he was crawling along the ground toward Wilson's gun"RECON, UP, UP ON THE LINE!" he bellowedHe was still uncertain whether they were on the river or not
Wilson fired again, and Croft realized that he was shooting and not the JapaneseIn the next instant he
ladies omega watches understood that they were far from the river, and this was the 2nd Battalion bivouacHe dropped into the hole beside Wilson and jerked his arm"What're you firing at?" It had taken until now for Croft to awaken completely
"Ah got it," Wilson said"Ah knocked down the sonofabitch
"What?" Croft whisperedAh couldn' see through itWas gettin' me all in a lather
The other men in recon were crawling cautiously toward them"You didn't hear any Japs?" Croft said
"Hell, no," Wilson said"Ah wouldn' use a machine gun if Ah saw a Jap, Ah'd use a rifleDon' want me to spot the position for one lousy Jap, do ya?"
Croft was repressing a violent rageHe grasped Wilson by the shoulders and shook him although Wilson
balenciaga motorcycle handbag was much larger than he"I swear, I swear," he said thickly, "you ever pull a trick like that again, Wilson, and I'll shoot you myself He broke off, shaking from his violence"Go on back," he called to the men who were crawling up"It was a goddam false alarm
"Who fired?" someone whispered
"Go on back!" Croft commanded
He turned to Wilson again"Of all the tricks you've ever pulledMan, you're on my shit-list from now on He stepped out of the hole, and walked back to his blanketsHe could feel his hands still trembling
Wilson was bewilderedHe kept thinking of how merry Croft had been that afternoon, and he couldn't understand his sudden rageWhat's there to get a man so fussed about? he
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