He took out two grenades from his pocket, unfastened the safety catches of each in turn, and hurled them into the doorway. The noise of the explosions, and shortly after the groans of the wounded, showed that they had reached their mark. Moreover, he was very pleased with himself. Those two grenades thrown into the Arbeitsamt doorway must have settled a number of Germans, and had opened the way for his men to escape.
It would have been pretty serious if they had failed to fight their way through. An immediate operation did not lead to any improvement in his condition. Despite increasing pain he was merry and full of life.
He was constantly receiving visits from friends, or near relations, or Zosia. When he was alone with one of his family he asked for his purse. From one of its side pockets he took out a little card, on which Zosia had written the prayer Wojtek liked most. I shall have no fear. It was hard to believe, but despite his sufferings Wojtek continued to feel very happy. It was most improbable that this time it would pass him by.
But if it came—it must come. Let it come quickly. He was quite ready to receive the Angel of Death. He had thought of her already so many hundred times that he was always ready to receive her. He had become accustomed to her, and looked on her as a friend. He had played his part. Had played it as well as ever he could. That was the most important thing. And besides, he was on such friendly terms with God. The news spread with lightning rapidity among his friends, in whom it produced a feeling of depression and almost of despair.
Their dearest friend was leaving them and they were helpless. He had understood now that the drama of his life was reaching its end. He had understood, but had not ceased to smile. Six of the principal Turks dismounted , armed from head to foot , and made themselves a rampart of large stones , as a shelter When I and my men - at - arms who had the guard of that quarter saw their stone rampart , we took counsel The core of this rampart was composed in places of rubble and in places of clay , probably the work of different gangs Digging down below Floor B , we came upon the core of a stone rampart , with several massive wallfacing stones in The whole of these stones have been found and preserved by Mr.
Powrie of Reswallie , whose magnificent collection of The fortification consists of an enclosing rampart of round waterworn stones , with a double slope and flat step Author : L. Open Library is a project of the Internet Archive , a c 3 non-profit.
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