The Red Badge of Courage

In Chapter 8, what sort of people does Henry (the youth) encounter in the road? Describe some of the actions of these men. What does the tattered man talk to Henry about? What questions does the tattered man ask that surprise Henry? What does Henry do aft

In Chapter 8, what sort of people does Henry (the youth) encounter in the road? Describe some of the actions of these men. What does the tattered man talk to Henry about? What questions does the tattered man ask that surprise Henry? What does Henry do after the tattered man asks these questions?
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1) In the lane was a blood-stained crowd streaming to the rear. The wounded men were cursing, groaning, and wailing. In the air, always, was a mighty swell of sound that it seemed could sway the earth.

2) One of the wounded men had a shoeful of blood. He hopped like a schoolboy in a game. He was laughing hysterically.

One was swearing that he had been shot in the arm through the commanding general's mismanagement of the army. One was marching with an air imitative of some sublime drum major.

3) After they had walked together for some time the tattered man mustered sufficient courage to speak. "Was pretty good fight, wa'n't it?" he timidly said. The youth, deep in thought, glanced up at the bloody and grim figure with its lamblike eyes. "What?"
"Was pretty good fight, wa'n't it?"

4) He quickened his pace.

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The Red Badge of Courage