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[Feb. 15th, 2010|02:26 am] |
But today the liquor level on his bottle of Scotch was at least two and a half inches below the last pencil markCummings had seen that this morning, had rebuked him for drinking it"Are you junior officers getting your liquor supplies?" Only, that was absurdCummings would know better than that
It could have been ClellanBut it was unlikely Clellan would jeopardize a sinecure like general's orderly merely for a drinkAnd besides, Clellan was shrewd enough to mark the liquor level himself if he wanted to take a nip
Suddenly, Hearn had an image of Cummings sitting in his tent the night before, about to go to bed, examining thoughtfully the label of his whisky bottleHe might even pick up his pencil, deliberate a moment or two, and then he would leave the bottle unmarked, return it to the closetWhat had his face looked like at that moment?
This, now, was not funnyNot after the recreation tent and the |
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