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John Kipling is a lieutenant in the Irish Guard.
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I鈥檓 so frightened.
My heart is beating everywhere, behind my eyes, down my legs, in my chest . . . pulsing, hammering.
It鈥檚 cold.
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Oh Daddo 鈥� what luxury 鈥� to turn on a hot water tap 鈥� hot steaming water - evening clothes 鈥� dinner at the Ritz 鈥� the Alhambra afterwards. Elsie. Mother. Daddo. 鈥� My first action 鈥� Fifteen seconds 鈥� is that the whistle? 鈥� one clear blast 鈥� left hand 鈥� parapet 鈥� sand bags 鈥� over 鈥� run. Run fast and straight. Please God let me live. Pistol high 鈥� run, run, run.
David Haig, My Boy Jack. NHB (electronic edition). pp.79-80
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