The Red And the Green (2010)
The Red And the Green
“It was still only Thursday morning. Sunday rose up in front of him like a black cliff. The mountain must open to admit him, how he knew not. He could foresee nothing except that he would be fighting. This time next week he would have been fighting. Perhaps he would be dead. His first startled fear was diffused now into an aching desire for action, and his body was weary of the interim. In the two days since he had been told he had grimly lived the reality of it into himself. To the mystery of Sunday he was dedicated and resigned, become in every cell of his being a taut extension of that violent future. When it came he would enter upon it coldly. It was only the waiting which was an agony and a fever. He could hardly sleep at night but lay telling himself vividly and lucidly how much he needed sleep. His flesh twitched and ached with expectation.
There was much to do each day. He had attended a staff conference at Liberty Hall about the dovetailing of plans between the Citizen Army an...d the Volunteers, and had been impressed, as always, by the efficiency of Connolly’s men.MoreLess
There was much to do each day. He had attended a staff conference at Liberty Hall about the dovetailing of plans between the Citizen Army an...d the Volunteers, and had been impressed, as always, by the efficiency of Connolly’s men.MoreLess
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