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@@@@@"Ohhhhhh," he said at last "The information they gave me was very slight, but I'll give you the details when I hear them, sonIt's terribly hard to be so far away from home, and be unable to see your beloved ones for a last time "Yeah, it's hard, Father," Gallagher said automaticallyLike the rising of the dawn, Gallagher was slowly becoming able to distinguish the objects about him, and understand the news he had heardHis mind was telling him something bad had happened, and he thought, I hope Mary don't worry over the newsHe realized suddenly that Mary would not be worrying, and before the contradiction, he retreated; he gazed dully at the wood of the chair upon which the chaplain was sittingHe felt as if he were in a church, and mechanically he looked at his hands and tried to assume a serious expressionIt's not without meaning that your child was savedIf you wish, I'll inquire for you as to who will take care of herPerhaps we can arrange a furlough for you Gallagher's spirits roseHe would be seeing his wifeBut Mary was dead; this time his mind did not retreat quite so farHe sat there thinking of how pleasant the sunlight had been that morning as he climbed on the truck, and dumbly he understood that he wanted to go back to that moment "Son, you've got to have courageHe could not feel the soles of his feet, and when he rubbed his mouth it felt swollen and alien under his fingersHe had a moment of panic, and he thought of the snake in the caveI bet a fuggin Yid was the doctor, he said to himself, and then forgot the thoughtIt left him with a pleasant glow of righteousness, however"Well, thanks, Father," he said "Go to your tent, son, and lie down," Father Leary said Gallagher walked through the bivouac areaIt was almost deserted now that the men were out on detail, and this gave him a secure feeling of isolationHe came to his tent, dropped in the hole, and stretched out on his blan