For Love of Country (2011)
For Love of Country
“The naval hospital was chilly. Early that morning an orderly had latched the large double windows of the cavernous chamber to make certain they remained shut against breezes that were abnormally cool for late October in the South of France. Nonetheless, rivulets of sweat snaked from Richard’s brow into the coarse stubble on his chin, mingling there with the salt of tears born from the anguish of his dream.
The abyss separating them was vast and deep. Increase Hobart and Nate Tremaine stood apar...t from him on the other side, in front of a third figure Richard could not make out. Others had gathered in the distance behind them, faceless forms that seemed to stop and hover for an instant before retreating farther back from the edge, as if, having accepted their fate, they were simply waiting for the other three to join them.
“I’m sorry, Captain,” Hobart shouted over. “We can’t come across. It’s too wide. We must remain here.”
“No, Hobart,” Richard shouted back. “There must be a way across.MoreLess
The abyss separating them was vast and deep. Increase Hobart and Nate Tremaine stood apar...t from him on the other side, in front of a third figure Richard could not make out. Others had gathered in the distance behind them, faceless forms that seemed to stop and hover for an instant before retreating farther back from the edge, as if, having accepted their fate, they were simply waiting for the other three to join them.
“I’m sorry, Captain,” Hobart shouted over. “We can’t come across. It’s too wide. We must remain here.”
“No, Hobart,” Richard shouted back. “There must be a way across.MoreLess
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