2/21 We have them down and the victory is ours. The great fun is to come when the good Baron von Marhof gets here. If I were dying I believe I could hold on for that." "You're not going to die, thank God! Just a minute more until I pack this shoulder with cotton. I can't do anything for that smashed bone, but Bledsoe is the best surgeon in the army, and he'll fix you up in a jiffy." "That will do now. I must have on a coat when our honored guests arrive, even if we omit one sleeve--yes, I guess we'll have to, though it does seem a bit affected. |