The Gensui's Treasure. B J Le Chêne
We had to fight our way through the jungle again with no idea where we were going. The soldiers who had been with us for almost six months were gone and the new lot were savages.’
‘There was a corporal in charge but he was as sick as a dog. Those soldiers cursed him for all they were worth. It didn’t help, but it relieved their feelings. The poor buggers didn’t know where we were half the time either. John and I were in a bit better nick than most of them. An aborigine whom we called Pie, because he picked up words easily like a magpie, spoke some English and Japanese, though the Japs didn’t know that. He was a clever little rascal and was the one who saved us in the end, bless him. He knew where they wanted to go. We found out later that he knew where a better path out was, but since they didn’t ask, he didn’t tell them! As far as he was concerned, we were all mad anyway! No one cared as long as we got out of that filthy jungle.’
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