"War made the trench." "Here comes a man with an electric torch," said Carstairs.

"Something is going to happen in our happy lives." They saw the faint glimmer of the torch held low, and an orderly arrived with a message from Captain Colton, commanding them to wake everybody and to stand to their arms.

Then the orderly passed quickly on with similar orders for others.
"Old Never Sleep," said Carstairs, referring to Colton, "thinks we get too much rest.

Why couldn't he let us tuck ourselves away in our mud on a night like this ?" "I fancy it's not restlessness," said John.

"The order doubtless comes from a further and higher source.