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THREE:Meanwhile the South African War dragged its muddled length from Stormberg to Magersfontein, through Colenso to Spion Kop. It meant more to Reuben than any earlier warmore than the Crimea, for then there were no newspaper correspondents, more than the Indian Mutiny, for that was with blacks, or the Franco-Prussian, for that was between furriners. Besides, there were two additional factors of tremendous importancehe could now spell out a good deal of his daily paper, and his sons were both fighting. They had gone out early in November, and were very good about writing to him.He stood swaying before her on his heels, his hands in his trouser-pockets, his head a little on one side. Caro did not speakshe could not.
THREE:"I must say as how you've kept it dark.""Wot d'you want us to do?"
TWO:Reuben said nothing:












