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| Suppose you just tell Clellan to collect a few each morningGood God, man, it's a simple enough affair
Simple enough, but it added a further tension between Clellan and himself, which Hearn detestedDespite himself, he paid greater attention to the way Clellan made up the General's tent each morning, and it became a humiliating duel between themTo his own surprise, Hearn discovered that the General was making him vulnerable; he was beginning to care that the tent was made up correctlyEach morning now he approached the General's tent with distaste, figuratively squared his shoulders, and then went in to continue his feud with Clellan
Clellan had started itA tall slim Southerner with a complete and insolent poise, a facility for never questioning himself, he had discount hermes resented any of Hearn's suggestions from the very beginningHearn had ignored him at first, amused a little by the proprietary concern with which Clellan regarded his work, but Hearn knew by now that he was contributing a little to the feud himself
One morning they almost quarreledHearn entered the tent as Clellan was finishing his work, and he examined it while Clellan stood at the General's cot, his hands by his sidesHearn prodded the bed, which was made very neatly, the extra blanket folded squarely at the foot, the pillow centered at the head with its ends tucked in"Good job on that bed, Clellan," Hearn said
"You think so, Lieutenant?" Clellan didn't move
Hearn turned away and inspected the flaps of the fly-tentThey were tied neatly and evenly, and when he replica rolex yanked at one of the tie cords the knot did not slipHe strode about the outside of the tent, examining the stakesThey were all in line, all slanted at the same angle -- since there had been a heavy rain the night before, Hearn knew that Clellan had already straightened themHe walked back inside the tent, and looked at the board floor, which had been swept and washedClellan looked sullenly at Hearn's feet"You're tracking it up, Lieutenant," he said
Hearn stared at the muddy marks his shoes had left"I'm sorry, Clellan," he said
"It's a lot of work, Lieutenant
Hearn's temper flared"Clellan, you don't work so hard
"Cain't say as any of us do," Clellan drawled
Well, what the hell! All right, he had deserved that answerHearn turned away again, examined the map omega watches for sale boardThe cover was draped smoothly over it, and the red and blue pencils at its base had been sharpened and separated into their compartmentsHe walked about, opening the General's foot locker to see that his clothing was stacked tidily, sat down before the General's desk to open the drawers and inspect the insidesSearching for dust, he trailed his fingers under the ledgeHearn grunted with distaste and stood up to inspect the rain ditch that ran around the tentClellan had already removed the silt from the night's rain, and the ditch was clean with new soil
"Yes?"
"Everything seems okay today except the flowers
"I'll tell you, Lieutenant," Clellan said flatly, "it don't seem to me as if the General cares much about having flowers
Hearn shook his louis vuitton diaper bags head
Clellan remained still"Yestiday, General said to me, 'Clellan, whose idea is those damn flowers anyway?' I told him I didn't know, but I said I 'spected it was yours
"The General said that?" Hearn was amused and then furiousThe sonofabitch! He lit a cigarette, and exhaled it slowly"Suppose you change the flowers, ClellanI happen to be the one who hears the complaints
"Lieutenant, I pass the General maybe ten times a dayI reckon he'd say something to me if he figgered I wasn't doin' it right
"You'll just have to take my word for it, Clellan
Clellan pursed his lips, flushed a littleHe was obviously angry"Lieutenant, you just want to remember that the General's a man, he's no better than you or me, and there's no sense in being afraid of him
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