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O. and to go by his train to Brie that left in the morning, and that question settled, there remained only food and sleep. Down in the basement of the big house with a roof there was a kitchen, in fact there was everything that a house should have; and the more that one saw of simple household things, tables, chairs, the fire in the kitchen, pieces of carpet, floors, ceilings, and even windows, the more one wondered; it did not seem natural in Peronne. O AND TO GO BY HIS TRAIN TO BREATHE AT LEFT IN THE MORNING AND THAT QUESTION SETTLED THERE REMAINED ONLY FOOD AND SLEEP DOWN IN THE BASEMENT OF THE BIG HOUSE WITH A ROOF THERE WAS A KITCHEN IN FACT THERE WAS EVERYTHING THAT A HOUSE SHOULD HAVE AND THE MORE THAT ONE SAW OF SIMPLE HOUSEHOLD THINGS TABLES CHAIRS THE FIRE IN THE KITCHEN PIECES OF CARPET FLOORS CEILINGS AND EVEN WINDOWS THE MORE ONE WONDERED IT DID NOT SEEM NATURAL IN PERONNE
or what may not happen in five minutes any day now in France. Five minutes may be a page of history, a chapter even, perhaps a volume. Little children with inky fingers years hence may sit for a whole hour trying to learn up and remember just what happened during five minutes in France some time about now. These are just reflections such as pass through the mind in the moonlight among vast ruins and are at once forgotten. Those that knew where the battalion was that the wandering officer looked for were not many; these were reserved and spoke like one that has a murder on his conscience, not freely and openly: for of one thing no one speaks in France, and that is the exact position of a unit. One may wave one's hand vaguely eastwards and say "Over there,", but to name a village and the people that occupy it is to offend against the silence that in these days broods over France, the solemn hush befitting so vast a tragedy. And in the end it seemed better to that officer to obey the R.T. AND SO THEY ARE FOR WHAT MAY NOT HAPPEN IN FIVE MINUTES ANY DAY NOW IN FRANCE FIVE MINUTES MAY BE A PAGE OF HISTORY A CHAPTER EVEN PERHAPS A VOLUME LITTLE CHILDREN WITH INKY FINGERS YEARS HENCE MAY SIT FOR A WHOLE HOUR TRYING TO LEARN UP AND REMEMBER JUST WHAT HAPPENED DURING FIVE MINUTES IN FRANCE SOME TIME ABOUT NOW THESE ARE JUST REFLECTIONS SUCH AS PASS THROUGH THE MIND IN THE MOONLIGHT AMONG VAST RUINS AND ARE AT ONCE FORGOTTEN THOSE THAT KNEW WHERE THE BATTALION WAS THAT THE WANDERING OFFICER LOOKED FOR WERE NOT MANY THESE WERE RESERVED AND SPOKE LIKE ONE THAT HAS A MURDER ON HIS CONSCIENCE NOT FREELY AND OPENLY FOR OF ONE THING NO ONE SPEAKS IN FRANCE AND THAT IS THE EXACT POSITION OF A UNIT ONE MAY WAVE ONE'S HAND VAGUELY EASTWARDS AND SAY OVER THERE BUT TO NAME A VILLAGE AND THE PEOPLE THAT OCCUPY IT IS TO OFFEND AGAINST THE SILENCE THAT IN THESE DAYS BROODS OVER FRANCE THE SOLEMN HUSH BEFITTING SO VAST A TRAGEDY AND IN THE END IT SEEMED BETTER TO THAT OFFICER TO OBEY THE ARTI
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