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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 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 chanel watch women 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 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?" rolex swiss watches 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
That was about enoughHe'd be damned if he'd stand around arguing with chanel classic purse ClellanHearn started to walk out of the tent"Just get those flowers, Clellan," he said coldly before he stepped out
Disgusting, humiliatingHearn stared morosely at the raw cropped earth of the bivouac as he walked over to officers' mess for breakfastThat sort of thing could go on for a year or two, a daily and nasty piece of business to be taken each morning on an empty stomachClellan of course would love itEvery retort Clellan could get away with would be just so much grist to his self-esteem, and any time he would be rebuked he could generate the satisfying hatred of the underdogThere were angles to being an enlisted manHearn kicked a vintage cartier watch pebble with his foot
Lo, the poor officers! Hearn grinned at himself, and waved to Mantelli, who was also approaching officers' mess
Mantelli cut over to him, and clapped him on the back"Keep away from poppa today
"What's the matter?"
"Last night we got a Lonely Hearts from corpsThey told Cummings to get his ass in gearJesus! He'll be having me leading headquarters company in a charge Mantelli took out his cigar and extended it forward like a spear
"All you're good for is charging a chow line
"Ain't it the truthI got a desk job, flat feet, Hollandia, Stateside, Pentagon, I wear eyeglasses, I cough
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