"It's past understanding," said a third, after a silence, "if it
wasn't for the example the sergeant spoke about."

On the post the soldiers had scrawled inscriptions and protests. A
croix de guerre, cut clumsily of wood, was nailed to it, and read:
"A. Cajard, mobilized in August, 1914, in gratitude to France."

Returning to quarters I met Volpatte, still surrounded and talking.
He was relating some new anecdotes of his journey among the happy
ones.

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[note 1:] I have altered the name of this soldier as well as that of
the village.--H. B.






11

The Dog