第15章

"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！’"