The Bully Boys
“My Pa?
“He was wounded in battle,” she said. “Is he badly hurt?” I demanded.
“I was told he’s going to be all right. I’m sorry . . . I didn’t know how to tell you.”
“Where is he?”
“In a field hospital near Burlington. At least that was where he was . . . but I was told almost a week ago, and he was wounded ten days before that, so I don’t really know.” Ma shook her head slowly. “I was told by Mr. McGregor and he was told by somebody else. That was all the information he had.”
“But there must be... some way to find out how he’s doing and where he is,” I said.
“Lieutenant?” my Ma asked FitzGibbon.
“I can make some inquiries, but it’s very difficult . . . I’ll try, when we get back to our camp tomorrow.”
“Thank you, Lieutenant. I’d be most grateful and in your debt,” she said.
“No ma’am, if I do a dozen favours for your family I will still remain in your debt. If it hadn’t been for your son, I would have been killed or captured. You should be very proud of Tommy.”MoreLess
“He was wounded in battle,” she said. “Is he badly hurt?” I demanded.
“I was told he’s going to be all right. I’m sorry . . . I didn’t know how to tell you.”
“Where is he?”
“In a field hospital near Burlington. At least that was where he was . . . but I was told almost a week ago, and he was wounded ten days before that, so I don’t really know.” Ma shook her head slowly. “I was told by Mr. McGregor and he was told by somebody else. That was all the information he had.”
“But there must be... some way to find out how he’s doing and where he is,” I said.
“Lieutenant?” my Ma asked FitzGibbon.
“I can make some inquiries, but it’s very difficult . . . I’ll try, when we get back to our camp tomorrow.”
“Thank you, Lieutenant. I’d be most grateful and in your debt,” she said.
“No ma’am, if I do a dozen favours for your family I will still remain in your debt. If it hadn’t been for your son, I would have been killed or captured. You should be very proud of Tommy.”MoreLess
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