America had joined the Allied cause during the preceding month, and Benjamin wanted to enlist, but, alas… — F.Scott Fitzgerald

America had joined the Allied cause during the preceding month, and Benjamin wanted to enlist, but, alas, sixteen was the minimum age, and he did not look that old. His true age, which was fifty-seven, would have disqualified him, anyway.

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