\"Me？Well，Istartedhuggin’mudandsayingallthegoodwordsI
couldthinkof。EventheO。C。gotdownonhisknees，andthemajor，heneargotintothegrave，butthatdarnedPilotstooduptheregettingtallereveryminute，andgoin’onwithhisprayer，andtheboyssayin’’Amen！’thatloudandemphaticthatIthoughthe’dtakethehintandcutoutsomethin’，butcutoutnothin’！
Seemedasifhismemorywasworkin’overtime，thewayhekeptafetchin’upthingsthathecouldaeasilyforgot，andwhenhecomestothebenediction，thewhizbangsbegintocome。Upgoeshishand，thewaytheydo。Ithoughttomyselfthatthatwasakindofunnecessarydisplay。Ilooksupandtherehewas，morelikeatreethanever。Infact，Isaystomyself——it’squeerhowyouthinkthingsattimeslikethat——darnediftheywon’tthinkthedarnedfoolisatree，fornothin’butadarnedtreewouldstandupintheflarelightandlooksomuchlikeatreeanyhow。Iguessthat’swhatsavedhim。Henevermoveduntilhewasdone，andthendidn’thestaywithuspioneersaftertheresthadgoneuntilwefilledup。Say，he’sallright。\"
\"Youbethe’sallright，\"saidSergeantMackay，\"andhe’sgettin’
inhisworkwiththeboys。\"