Weller and Captain Dobie resisted the suggestions of the medics to go back in the ambulance.
“We don’t want no pamperin’,” Weller said shortly. “I’m only nicked, anyway.”
The fighting squads clambered aboard trucks to return to the St. Sauveur front.
The captain leaned from the jeep to talk more easily with Mme. Gagnon and Pierre.
The radio in the car squawked insistently.
“Answer that signal, will you, Weller?” Captain Dobie said.
Weller snapped a switch, said, “Okay, Colonel,” and gave his report on Ouvarski’s rescue.
Then he listened a few minutes and exclaimed, “Yes, Colonel ... I’ll tell the cap’n. Sure will.”
Captain Dobie had stopped talking to listen to Weller.