Billy Prior continues to write in his journal. The men are back to living in dry quarters. Prior thinks of what Dr. Rivers would be doing right at that moment and he recalls Rivers' attempts at trying to make his patients feel safe so that they can talk about their experiences and fears. This remembrance is spurred by the fact that Prior is in a company of many of the man he shared time with at Craiglockhart.
There are times during the conflict that talks of peace filter down to the men and the officers are ordered to stop them from that hopefulness. For now, the Company of the Second Manchesters is at rest and away from the fighting. Prior is kept busy dealing with continuous gas drills and making sure that.....
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