They had settled into a relatively pleasant existence, considering they were living in tents in miserable weather far from home. For the time being, at least, they were out of the firing line and back in reserve. The brigade still hoped in its collective heart that a hole would be blasted in the German lines and the cavalry would come into its own, but it looked unlikely, given the terrible losses and total stalemate that were the legacy of the Battle of the Somme. Twinned, parallel lines of nearly static trenches still zigzagged from the Swiss border to the English Channel. Tom had managed a shave and wash in a rudimentary bathhouse set up in an abandoned factory and was on his way back to his tent when he saw Bruce Johanson approaching. “Hey there, Corporal Tom,” Bruce said with a grin. “Are you still associating with the hoi polloi? Or is it just other noncoms you hang around with now?” Tom knew his recent promotion had a lot to do with casualties and promotions in the ranks above.
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