Chamberlain and Kilrain approached the headquarters on foot. His dirty and worn uniform was mud spattered and bedraggled. He looked like he had been chasing a black dog in the rain.
A crispy uniformed Lieutenant was standing on the porch holding two ugly dogs on a leash. He looked the weary Colonel up and down and shook his head.
“Can I help you Colonel” he said with his lip curling in a faint moue of disdain.
“I need to see General Meade” Chamberlain said.
“I am afraid the General is indisposed. He is not available right now. In fact no one has heard from him for days. Can I inform him of something?”
“Yes. I just came from the Little Round Tops. I think the enemy is going to make a move on them. They are going to charge right up the middle and try to penetrate our lines.”
The Lieutenant gave a little snort of disdain. “I doubt very much that there will be any penetration sir. Of that you may be sure.”
“Come along Colonel Darling,” whispered Kilrain as he tugged on the Colonels rain soaked tunic “nothing good can come of this. They will never heed the likes of us.”
A crispy uniformed Lieutenant was standing on the porch holding two ugly dogs on a leash. He looked the weary Colonel up and down and shook his head.
“Can I help you Colonel” he said with his lip curling in a faint moue of disdain.
“I need to see General Meade” Chamberlain said.
“I am afraid the General is indisposed. He is not available right now. In fact no one has heard from him for days. Can I inform him of something?”
“Yes. I just came from the Little Round Tops. I think the enemy is going to make a move on them. They are going to charge right up the middle and try to penetrate our lines.”
The Lieutenant gave a little snort of disdain. “I doubt very much that there will be any penetration sir. Of that you may be sure.”
“Come along Colonel Darling,” whispered Kilrain as he tugged on the Colonels rain soaked tunic “nothing good can come of this. They will never heed the likes of us.”
6 comments:
Wait, wait, what part of Herr Professor is Little Round Top, France or Germany? I didn't get my Trooper York Decoder Ring!
Or does the chorus of Wacht am Rhein get drowned out by Paul Henreid leading the band, with Bogie's approval?
Ron, it was Little Round Tops (plural).
Since Trooper has actually met her in person, we can stipulate that his perceptions are accurate. In a clothed sense. And without benefit of pattyfingers.
Wasn't Little Round Top a burlesque queen in the 20's?
How does he get all this inside info?
The same way as any good reporter.
He makes it up as he goes along.
I heard that Barney 'Cornhole' Frank is also opposed to rewarding incompetency. His lips curl somewhat in a faint moue of distain, if moue is French for 'big gay penis'. Hahaha, you can't make this shit up.
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