The Battery 'rode easy,' the men were smoking, talking, and singing in snatches, when suddenly all sounds were silenced. Captain Resmith, who had been summoned to the Major, reined in his horse, and George did likewise, and the Battery passed by them on the left. The Major's voice was heard:
"No. 2 Battery. Eyes— right !"
George asked:
"What's this?"
"C.R.A.'s ahead," murmured Resmith.
Then another officer cried:
"Right section. Eyes— right ."
And then an N.C.O. bawled:
"A sub-section. Eyes— right ."
Then only did George, from the rear, see the drivers, with a simultaneous gesture, twist their heads very sharply to