There was hardly a house in town that had not sent away a son, a brother, a father, a lover, a husband, to this battle. They all waited to hear the news that death had come to their homes. They expected death. They did not expect defeat. That thought they dismissed.
Polnud ühtki inimest, kellele ta oleks pidanud oma tegude üle aru andma. Jumal, kui ta sellesse uskus, ja tema enda südametunnistus, kui tal see olemas oli – need olid tema ainsad kohtumõistjad.