Theall-importantmessagewasfastenedinplace。Thecolonelhimselfwenttotheedgeofthetraverse，andwithhisownarmsliftedtheeighty-poundcollietothetop。
Therewastendernessaswellasstrengthintheliftingarms。AshesetBrucedownonthebrink，thecolonelsaid，asifspeakingtoafellow-human：
\"Ihatetodoit，oldchap。IHATEto！Thereisn\'tonechanceinthreeofyourgettingallthewayupthehillalive。Buttherewouldn\'tbeonechanceinahundred，foraMAN。Thebocheswillbeonthelookoutforjustthismove。Andtheirbestsharpshooterswillbewaitingforyou——evenifyoudodgetheshrapnelandtherestoftheartillery。I\'msorry！And——good-by。\"
Then，tersely，heraspedoutthecommand——
\"Bruce！Headquarters！Headquarters！QUICK！\"