:10:00
That won't be long now, will it?
:10:07
(General) Hm. Yeah.
:10:10
Well, I've seen much more formidable
objectives. Much, much worse.
:10:21
Not something we can grab and run
away with, but certainly pregnable.
:10:26
- Sounds kind of odd, though.
- Why?
:10:29
- Like something to do with giving birth.
- Oh, yes. Quite.
:10:33
You're right on your toes this morning.
Even sharper than usual.
:10:36
We mustn't forget the colonel was the
foremost criminal lawyer in all France.
:10:41
Gentlemen, you're both much too kind.
:10:44
Colonel, how did your relief
come off last night?
:10:47
We drew some artillery. 29 casualties, sir.
:10:50
Yes, noticed it on the road in.
utterly inex cusable. Stupid.
:10:54
All swarmed together like flies,
waiting for someone to swat them.
:10:58
They never learn. They get in a tight spot
under heavy fire, gang up every time.
:11:03
Herd instinct, I suppose.
A lower animal sort of thing.
:11:05
A human sort of thing, it seems to me.
Don't you make a distinction, Major?
:11:09
Yes, very regrettable, of course.
Very. Yes, indeed.
:11:13
Major, would you be kind enough
to ex cuse us for a few minutes?
:11:16
Yes, sir. Of course.
:11:19
Colonel.
:11:25
Well, Colonel, what do you think of it?
:11:28
- What do I think of what, sir?
- The Ant Hill.
:11:31
Colonel, your regiment is going
to take the Ant Hill tomorrow.
:11:35
- You know the condition of my men, sir.
- Men will have to be killed.
:11:39
Possibly a lot of them.
They absorb bullets and shrapnel,
:11:42
making it possible
for others to get through.
:11:45
- What support will we have?
- I have none to give you.
:11:49
What sort of casualties
do you anticipate, sir?
:11:52
Say 5%killed by our own barrage.
That's a very generous allowance.
:11:56
10%more in getting
through no-man's-land,
:11:58
and 20%more getting through the wire.