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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. 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
ere giving away no secret, because they did not know, and so they followed a soldier's natural inclination to give all the help they could to another soldier. Therefore they offered their suggestions like old friends. They had never met before, might never meet again; but La France introduces you, and five minute acquaintance in a place like Peronne, where things may change so profoundly in one night, and where all is so tense by the strange background of ruin that little portions of time seem very valuable, five minutes there seem quite a long time. 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. ULD THEY NOT THEY WERE GIVING AWAY NO SECRET BECAUSE THEY DID NOT KNOW AND SO THEY FOLLOWED A SOLDIER'S NATURAL INCLINATION TO GIVE ALL THE HELP THEY COULD TO ANOTHER SOLDIER THEREFORE THEY OFFERED THEIR SUGGESTIONS LIKE OLD FRIENDS THEY HAD NEVER MET BEFORE MIGHT NEVER MEET AGAIN BUT LA FRANCE INTRODUCES YOU AND FIVE MINUTES ACQUAINTANCE IN A PLACE LIKE PERON WHERE THINGS MAY CHANGE SO PROFOUNDLY IN ONE NIGHT AND WHERE ALL IS SO TENSE BY THE STRANGE BACKGROUND OF RUIN THAT LITTLE PORTIONS OF TIME SEEM VERY VALUABLE FIVE MINUTES THERE SEEM QUITE A LONG TIME 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
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