The Crossed Sabres
“The air scouring down the aisle laid its raw edge on the passengers. The locomotive was cracking at forty miles an hour through a condensed night. The tracks beneath the car chattered a little, and Faith felt the sudden bite of a curve. She stared out into the blackness until the sky broke with the faint light of dawn. The train paused briefly at an obscure station, the lights inside the small building making a yellow reflection on the handful of passengers, their faces obscure as they stumbled... off the train.
Later as the morning light filled the car, Faith’s eyes turned to trace the faces of her fellow passengers. Several were soldiers, all privates except one—a tall lieutenant, who kept himself aloof from the rough banter of the others. He gave Faith a careful look, then turned his attention to the horizon. The other travelers were women—one of them obviously the wife of a thickset man wearing overalls and the mother of the three small children she tried to restrain from running up and down the aisle.MoreLess
Later as the morning light filled the car, Faith’s eyes turned to trace the faces of her fellow passengers. Several were soldiers, all privates except one—a tall lieutenant, who kept himself aloof from the rough banter of the others. He gave Faith a careful look, then turned his attention to the horizon. The other travelers were women—one of them obviously the wife of a thickset man wearing overalls and the mother of the three small children she tried to restrain from running up and down the aisle.MoreLess
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