hiː dɹˈuː ˌɔn tˈɑːmpsənz ˈoʊn ˌɪntɹədˈʌkʃənz tə sˈɛt ðə sˈiːn ænd hɜː ɹᵻflˈɛkʃənz ɔnðə fˈeɪts ʌv hɜː kˈæɹɪktɚz fɹʌm ɐ fjˈuːtʃɚ pɚspˈɛktɪv ɐ fjˈuːtʃɚ ɪnwˌɪtʃ mˈɛnɪəv ðə bˈɔɪz dʒˈʌst dᵻpˈɪktᵻd hæd dˈaɪd ɪn wˈɔːɹ æz ɐ kˈoʊdə.
He drew on Thompson's own introductions to set the scene and her reflections on the fates of her characters from a future perspective – a future in which many of the boys just depicted had died in war – as a coda.