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“Were you in the church when the shell
struck?” asked the surgeon.
“No, I was standing outside in the middle
of the chaussée, and the shell must have
passed only a few mètres over my head,
judging from the height it struck the
wall.”
“You must be born under a lucky star,”
complimented Adalbert, “and not even your
eyes blown in. It is most interesting.”
“Was anybody killed in the church?”
asked the surgeon.
“No, they were all covered by falling
plaster and broken glass—you can see there
is not a single pane left in the windows—
but none of our men were killed. They
are evidently all born under the same lucky
star as I.”
“It is to be hoped that in the state of
collapse they all are in they did not even
realize their danger,” said the surgeon.
“Quite so, they have nothing more to
fear from life, they are safe under the
protection of approaching death.”
“I am very glad to hear it,” said Adalbert
politely. “It was one of those unfortunate
accidents unavoidable in war. It must
have been a stray shot whilst our battery
was getting the range—I suppose you know
that Fort Vendôme was bombarded just
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