Fix Bay'nets: The Regiment in the Hills
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Fenn George Manville. Fix Bay'nets: The Regiment in the Hills
Chapter One. On the March
Chapter Two. The Colonel
Chapter Three. First Troubles
Chapter Four. Wounded Men
Chapter Five. Boys in Action
Chapter Six. Up the Gorge
Chapter Seven. Boots for Booty
Chapter Eight. In Quarters
Chapter Nine. Warm Corners and Cold
Chapter Ten. A Nice Walk
Chapter Eleven. Which was Braver?
Chapter Twelve. Wounds
Chapter Thirteen. A Bit Queer
Chapter Fourteen. The Uncomfortable Symptoms
Chapter Fifteen. The Doctor In A Fantigue
Chapter Sixteen. Low Spirits
Chapter Seventeen. On the Balance
Chapter Eighteen. Uncooked Mutton
Chapter Nineteen. Ghazis and Cunning
Chapter Twenty. Non-Combatants
Chapter Twenty One. A Pause
Chapter Twenty Two. Bracy’s Nurse
Chapter Twenty Three. After a Rest
Chapter Twenty Four. Peril in a Poshtin
Chapter Twenty Five. First Checks
Chapter Twenty Six. Human Stalking
Chapter Twenty Seven. A Question of Helmets
Chapter Twenty Eight. In the Snow
Chapter Twenty Nine. Awful Moments
Chapter Thirty. A Prayer for Light
Chapter Thirty One. The Light that came
Chapter Thirty Two. Only Human
Chapter Thirty Three. Like a Dying Dog
Chapter Thirty Four. A Wild Idea
Chapter Thirty Five. The Idea Tamed
Chapter Thirty Six. How the Fort was saved
Chapter Thirty Seven “For Valour.”
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“Well, Colonel,” said Dr Morton as the officers sat enjoying their lunch, breathing in the crisp mountain air and feasting their eyes at the same time upon the grand mountain scenery, “I must confess to being a bit lazy. You may be all athirst for glory, but after our ride this morning pale ale’s good enough for me. I’m not a fighting man, and I hope when we get to the station we shall find that the what you may call ’em – Dwats – have dissolved into thin air like the cloud yonder fading away on that snow-peak. If, however, it does come to a set-to, here I am, my dear boys, at your service, and I’ll do the best I can.”
“Thank ye, Doctor,” came in chorus from the officers; “but the less the better.”
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“Oh, that’s right. Ain’t got the stock skretched, hev it?”
“No, no; that’s all right, Bill.”
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