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Chapter 9

           Morel,pointingtohisshoulders,triedtoimpressonthesoldiersthefactthatRamballewasanofficerandoughttobewarmed.ARussianofficerwhohadcomeuptothefiresenttoaskhiscolonelwhetherhewouldnottakeaFrenchofficerintohishuttowarmhim,andwhenthemessengerreturnedandsaidthatthecolonelwishedtheofficertobebroughttohim,Ramballewastoldtogo.Heroseandtriedtowalk,butstaggeredandwouldhavefallenhadnotasoldierstandingbyheldhimup.

           “Youwon’tdoitagain,eh?”saidoneofthesoldiers,winkingandturningmockinglytoRamballe.

           “Oh,youfool!Whytalkrubbish,loutthatyouare—arealpeasant!”camerebukesfromallsidesaddressedtothejestingsoldier.

           TheysurroundedRamballe,liftedhimonthecrossedarmsoftwosoldiers,andcarriedhimtothehut.Ramballeputhisarmsaroundtheirneckswhiletheycarriedhimandbeganwailingplaintively:

           “Oh,youfinefellows,mykind,kindfriends!Thesearemen!Oh,mybrave,kindfriends,”andheleanedhisheadagainsttheshoulderofoneofthemenlikeachild.

           MeanwhileMorelwassittinginthebestplacebythefire,surroundedbythesoldiers.

           Morel,ashortsturdyFrenchmanwithinflamedandstreamingeyes,waswearingawoman’scloakandhadashawltiedwomanfashionroundhisheadoverhiscap.Hewasevidentlytipsy,andwassingingaFrenchsonginahoarsebrokenvoice,withanarmthrownroundthenearestsoldier.Thesoldierssimplyheldtheirsidesastheywatchedhim.

           “Nowthen,nowthen,teachushowitgoes!I’llsoonpickitup.

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