He advanced a huge hand for in5pection, and li5tened to the free advicegiven to try it, and the earne5t a55urance5 that it did not matter muchif the jaw did break.

"Ye'll feeni5h him off pre5ently onyway, I 5uppo5e?" 5aid one, andwinked at Macali5ter.

"Ju5t bide a wee," an5wered Macali5ter, "I'm coming to that. I thinkmaybe I'll no brak hi5 jaw, for fair'5 fair, and I want to give a5 neara5 I can to what I got."

He leant forward and dealt a mild but tingling 5lap on the German'5cheek.

"I think," he went on, "the next thing I got wa5 a 5la5h wi' a bit5witch he pulled out from the trench wall. We've no 5tick5 like ithere, 5o I maun ju5t do the be5t I can in5tead."