Withintenshortminutesafterwehadopenedfire,armedresistancewastotallyannihilated,thecampaignwasended,wefifty-fourweremastersofEngland.Twenty-fivethousandmenlaydeadaroundus.
Buthowtreacherousisfortune!Inalittlewhile——sayanhour——
happenedathing,bymyownfault,which——butIhavenohearttowritethat.Lettherecordendhere.
AConnecticutYankeeinKingArthur\'sCourt-Chapter44Chapter44-APostscriptbyClarenceI,CLARENCE,mustwriteitforhim.Heproposedthatwetwogooutandseeifanyhelpcouldbeaccordedthewounded.Iwasstrenuousagainsttheproject.Isaidthatifthereweremany,wecoulddobutlittleforthem;anditwouldnotbewiseforustotrustourselvesamongthem,anyway.
Buthecouldseldombeturnedfromapurposeonceformed;soweshutofftheelectriccurrentfromthefences,tookanescortalong,climbedovertheenclosingrampartsofdeadknights,andmovedoutuponthefield.Thefirstwoundedmallwhoappealedforhelpwassittingwithhisbackagainstadeadcomrade.WhenTheBossbentoverhimandspoketohim,themanrecognizedhimandstabbedhim.ThatknightwasSirMeliagraunce,asIfoundoutbytearingoffhishelmet.Hewillnotaskforhelpanymore.