Pg 214-252
On these pages, Wilson follows Henry to a group of trenches where his comrades are rumoring about what the plans of the enemy are. Henry is welcomed back to his regiment by being "shepherded" back into the woods. The forceful push encourages Henry to talk bad about the Generals ill capacity to lead the men and win fights. Henry realizes this is bad if he wants to be thought of as a soldier and not as a fraud that he feels he is. The enemy is said to be only a few maddening minutes away. Henry is overcome with hatred for the enemy, and fires and reloads in a frenzy that takes his mind off of even thinking of retreating. He is in such a daze, that even after the battle is over, he is still firing his weapon. His leaders and fellow soldiers congratulate him, though he only seems to remember something like "falling asleep and woke to find himself a knight".
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