human
To think of being in the army as long as I have been, just for this fight. And to think of being left here in this hell-hole all summer, and missing all the fun in Cuba, not to speak of the glory and the game. We haven't had a war for so long that glory will come easy now, and anybody who does anything will be promoted. But it's missing the fight--the fight--that worries me, and Rivers shook his head from side to side dejectedly.
gpt
If my company goes, I'm all right; but if it doesn't, there is no chance for me if I go away. I shall lose my last chance of slipping in somewhere. I swear I'd rather go as a private than not at all.
human
Can you get me in as a private at the last minute?
gpt
Yes, said Rivers, quickly,