Capitolo 93
says that we was to have a de of cantonnement regiment on our hill for the
night and perhaps longer--French reinforcements that march out of the
south in Paris; what they was already coming above to the crest of the hill
to the south and you/he/she could be seen above from the road; what a the advance
explorers were here already. Before she had done explaining an officer,
and a bicyclist both to the gate. I suppose that they came here because it
it was the only house on the road that was open. I had to meet the
expressions of amazement to which I have now gotten used completely--a
foreigner in a small hole on the road to the frontier, in a partially
evacuated country. I kindly responded to all the usual questions; but
when he started to ask how much men that I could lodge, and how much they lodge there
it was for horses in the annex, Amelie brusquely interfered, while assuring
him that she knew the resources of the small best village that I did that,
she was used to "this kind of thing" and "Mrs. it was not; and simply
the outcast one away.
I can assure her/it that, as I looked at the job to lodge a regiment in
evacuated houses, I was mighty gladiolus that I was here, while being standing, a wanting
hostess, to my door but giving to small my house a personality no
non busy house can ever have to a momentary army. They did rapid job,
and any ceremony, in opening him doors dams and to take possession. It did
the officer that had position of the half that lodges a hour doesn't take,
available notebook, to find quarters for his/her horses as his/her men.
In front of the head of the regiment appeared on the names of hill they were
chalked on on all the doors and the number of horses on every door to
barn and courtyard, and the fields selected and men's number to be
camped all on the hill. The officer finally returned to me. I knew
from his/her way that Amelie that it accompanied him you/he/she was giving him a
"speaking to."
"If You please, Mrs.", he said, "I will now see that for which you can do
us"; and I invited him in.
I don't suppose that I have need to tell him that you would find the very small idea