"Okay, see you up on the hill," he muttered For...
"Okay, see you up on the hill," he muttered
For some obscure reason, he knew he should not leave, and as he walked away down the trail he felt again the curious shame and guilt the Japanese soldier had caused himThat Croft's a bastard, he told himselfRed felt leaden, in fever

When he had gone, Croft sat down on the ground and lit a cigaretteHe smoked intently without saying anythingGallagher sat beside him, looking at the prisoner"Let's get rid of him and get back," he blurted suddenly
"Hold your water," Croft told him softly
"What's the use of torturin' the poor bastard?" Gallagher asked
"He ain't complainin'," Croft said
But then, as if he had understood them, the prisoner crumpled suddenly to his knees and began to sob in a rolex watches ladies high-pitched voiceEvery few seconds he would turn to them, and extend his hands with pleading motions, and then he would beat his arms on the ground as if he despaired of making them understandOut of the spate of words, Gallagher could distinguish something that sounded like "kood-sigh, kood-sigh
Gallagher was a little hysterical from the abruptness with which the combat had begun and endedHis momentary compassion for the prisoner lapsed and was replaced by an intense irritation"Let's cut out that 'kood-sigh' shit," he roared at the Jap
The soldier was silent for a moment, and then began to plead againHis voice had a desperate urgency which rasped Gallagher's senses"You look like a fuggin Yid with all that handwaving," he shouted
"Let's keep it gucci clearance down," Croft said
The soldier approached them, and Gallagher looked uncomfortably into his black pleading eyesA powerful fishy stench arose from his clothing"They sure can stink," Gallagher said
Croft kept staring at the JapAn emotion was obviously working through his mind, for the lump of cartilage under his ear kept pulsingCroft actually was not thinking at all; he was bothered by an intense sense of incompletionHe was still expecting the burst that Red's gun had never firedEven more than Red, he had been anticipating the quick lurching spasms of the body when the bullets would crash into it, and now he felt an intense dissatisfaction
He looked at his cigarette, and on an impulse he handed it to the Japanese soldier"What're you doing chanel white j12 watch that for?" Gallagher asked
The prisoner puffed at it eagerly, and yet self-consciouslyHis eyes kept darting suspiciously at Croft and Gallagher, and the sweat glistened on his cheeks
"Hey, you," Croft said, "sit down
The Jap looked at him with uncomprehending eyes Croft made some motions with his hands, and the prisoner squatted with his back against a tree"You got anything to eat?" Croft asked Gallagher
"I got a chocolate bar from the ration
"Let's have it," Croft saidHe took the bar from Gallagher and handed it to the soldier, who looked at him with dull eyesCroft made eating motions with his hand, and the prisoner, comprehending, ripped the paper away, and wolfed down the chocolate"Goddam, he sure is hungry," Croft said
"What the black chanel quilted fug are you doin' it for?" Gallagher askedHe felt exasperated to the point of tearsHe had been saving the candy for over a day, and its loss pained him; moreover, he was vacillating between irritability at the prisoner and a grudged compassion"The dumb bastard sure is skinny," he said with the superior affection he might have used if he saw a mongrel dog shivering in the rainBut then immediately afterward he watched the last piece of chocolate disappear in the Jap's mouth, and he muttered angrily, "What a goddam pig he is
Croft thought of the night the Japanese had tried to cross the riverHe felt a shiver work its way through him, and he stared for a long time at the prisonerHe felt an intense emotion toward him which made him clench his black chanel handbag teeth