CHAPTER XXXIII

G. H. Q. § I The raid had been fixed by timing. There were to be no whistles. At a prearranged moment the entire party, distributed at seven different points of the almost unbroken wall, were to go over the top and rush for the house. Surprise was supremely important, Burke argued. Now, watch in hand, he stood with a group of five raiders—waiting. The night was perfect, and still. From the distant house, beyond its guardian walls, no sound came. Then: “Go to it, boys!” said Burke. …