<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=472783" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>A Cut Above The Rest</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">My great-grandfather was a soldier <br>and Rebecca was his loving wife. <br>They were wed in what was then India <br>and she was accustomed to army life. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">They lived in an Indian army bungalow <br>on the outskirts of the city of Lahore. <br>Whilst the Major was away on duty <br>a guard kept their home secure. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">One evening as the sun was setting <br>an open window let in the breeze. <br>The manservant lit the oil lamps <br>then retired to the bungalow’s eaves. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">As Rebecca sat quietly reading <br>the sound of a thud came from outside. <br>From the wall she took her father’s sword <br>and stood behind the curtain as if to hide. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">With the sword raised high and ready <br>she was in a position to take a swing. <br>Nervously she stood there waiting <br>for whatever the night would bring. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">From behind the closed curtains <br>a hand and then an arm poked through <br>and then with a swipe of the sword <br>she severed the wrist in two. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">A loud scream of pain followed, <br>as the man left his severed limb behind. <br>When Rebecca later told the story <br>she said the burglar left more than he could find.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Orlando+Belo">Orlando Belo</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=472783" data-title="A Cut Above The Rest de Orlando Belo" data-description="My great-grandfather was a soldier and Rebecca was his loving wife. They were wed in what was then India and she was accustomed to army life. They lived in an Indian army bungalow on the outskirts of the city of Lahore. Whilst the Major was..."></div> </div> </div>

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