Twelve o'clock
In between the rows of corpses , which had hurriedly been pushed to one side , the other troops worked , apparently without thought of their fallen comrades . Red Cross physicians and nurses were working among the wounded , lightening the suffering . Hal looked at his watch . `` Twelve o'clock ! '' he muttered . `` It seems as if this single battle had been going on for days ! '' He made his way slowly back to General Petain .