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She had been angry when he had seen her in the hospital, angry again when they discovered he was sick"Ah always say a dose ain't gonna hurt a man a goddam bitWhat the hell's a lousy little dose? Ah had it five times an' it never came to a goddam thing He stiffened on the litter and shouted as if arguing with someone"Jus' get me some pyrdin whatever the hell y' call it He twisted about, managed almost to prop himself on an elbow"If goddam wound gits y' opened maybe Ah won' need the op-per-ration, jus' gits rid of all the pus He retched emptily, watching through dimmed eyes the blood trickling and spattering out of his mouth onto the rubber fabric of the litterIt was so distant and yet it sent a shudder omega geneve automatic through him"Whadeya say, Ridges, does it git rid of it?"
But they hadn't heard him, and he watched the blood fall in droplets from his mouth and then lay back again moodily
A shudder of fear, of resistance rippled through himHe could taste the blood in his mouth, and he began to tremble"Goddammit, Ah ain't gonna die, Ah ain't gonna," he wept, choking on his sobs when some mucus clotted his throatThe sounds terrified him; he lay abruptly in the tall weeds, his blood sopping into the sun-warmed earth, the Japanese chattering beside him"They're gonna git me, they're gonna git me," he shouted suddenly"Jesus, men, don' lemme die
Ridges heard him this time, stopped lethargically, set the litter down, and old omega unyoked himself from the pack strapsLike a drunk proceeding slowly and elaborately to unlock a door, Ridges moved over to Wilson's head, and knelt beside him
"They're gonna git me," Wilson moaned, his face contorted, his unconscious tears slinking out of his eye sockets, racing down his temples to become lost in the matted hair about his ears
Ridges bent over him, fingering numbly his own scraggly beard"Wilson," he said hoarsely, a little imperatively
"Yeah?"
"Wilson, they's still time to turn?"
Ridges had made up his mindIt might not be too lateWilson might not yet be damned"Y' gotta return to the Lord Jesus Christ
Ridges shook him gently"They's still time to turn," he said in a solemn mournful dolce and gabbana handbag voiceGoldstein looked on blankly, vaguely resentful
"Y' can go to the Kingdom of Heaven His voice was so deep that it was almost lostThe sounds quivered heavily in Wilson's head like the echo of a bass viol
"Uh-huh," Wilson mumbled
"Y' repentin'? Y' askin' forgiveness?"
"Yeah?" Wilson breathedWho was talking to him, who was bothering him? If he would agree they would let him alone"Yeah," he mumbled again
A few tears mounted in Ridge's eyesMaw told me 'bout a sinner was caught on the deathbed, he thoughtHe had never forgotten her story, but he had never imagined that he too would do something so wonderful
"Git out, y' goddam JapsHad Wilson forgotten his conversion already? But Ridges did not dare to admit omega seamaster de ville thisIf Wilson repented and then threw it away, his punishment would be doubly awfulNo man would ever dare that
"You jus' 'member what you said," Ridges muttered almost fiercely"Jus' watch yourself, man
Afraid to listen any longer, he stood up, went to the head of the litter, rearranged the blanket over Wilson's feet, and then worked the strap over his neck and under his armpitsIn a moment, after Goldstein was ready, they moved on
They reached the jungle after an hour's march, and Ridges left Goldstein with the stretcher, and explored to his right until he found the trail the platoon had cut four days earlierIt was only a few hundred yards awayRidges felt a feeble glow of pleasure that he had been so fendi b bag accu