So they kept it up, getting in his way and pushing and shoving him
about. Then they became rough, and as I backed up the steps to the
platform, they were stepping on his toes, pulling his coat-tails and
twisting him about like a football. The conductor gave the signal, and
with a last cheer from the crowd, the train pulled out for Quincy. There
I met my recruits later in the day. And when I brought my sturdy lads
into the regiment and told all about it, the colonel said, “Well done,
Simon, and at this rate I think you have well earned a second leave of absence.”
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