Crittenden

That night a last good-by to all womankind, but wife, mother, sister,

sweetheart. The world was to be a man's world next day, and the man a

coarse, dirty, sweaty, swearing, good-natured, grimly humorous, cruel,

kindly soldier, feverish for a fight and as primitive in passion as a

cave-dweller fighting his kind for food. The great little fight was at

hand.