Chapters 3 and 4 Summary

In Chapter Three, John arrives on the western front of the war. John has joined a public school service battalion though there is some question as to whether Minto Academy is actually a public school. His company is assigned to hold a particular line for two weeks at a time. The company is then relieved and another is assigned the duty for two weeks. John enjoys walking on the beach during his free time and one day he encounters a particularly annoying dog that initially frightens him. The dog follows John back to his base and is adopted as a "mascot" of sorts. John hates the dog, who comes to be called Ralph.

John spends some time in a little village called Wormstroedt where he meets a plump young girl named Huguette who works in a tavern there. John believes himself...