While discussing our good luck another party came up and claimed the body.
A verbal dispute led to one of blows, in which we came off victorious, and I hastily caught hold of the arm near the elbow to help bear the body away.

The skin gave way under my hand, and slipped with it down to the wrist, like a torn sleeve.

It was sickening, but I clung to my prize, and secured a very good chunk of wood while outside with it.

The wood was very much needed by my mess, as our squad had then had none for more than a week..