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know the voice of ;/gran'mere/�察─�and would turn from its young mother's 

bosom to stretch its arms to Reine Allix。 It grew fair and strong�察�and all the 

ensuing winter passed its hours curled like a dormouse or playing like a 

puppy   at   her   feet   in   the   chimney´   corner。   Another   spring   and   summer 

came�察  �and   the   boy   was   more   than   a   year   old�察  �with   curls   of   gold�察  �and 

cheeks like apples�察�and a mouth that always smiled。 He could talk a little�察�



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and tumbled like a young rabbit among the flowering grasses。 Reine Allix 

watched   him�察  �and   her   eyes   filled。   ;God   is   too   good�察─  �she   thought。   She 

feared that she should scarce be so willing to go to her last sleep under the 

trees on the hillside as she used to be。 She could not help a desire to see 

this child�察�this second Bernadou�察�grow up to youth and manhood�察�and of 

this she knew it was wild to dream。 

     It was ripe midsummer。 The fields were all russet and amber with an 

abundance of corn。 The little gardens had seldom yielded so rich a produce。 

The cattle and the flocks were in excellent health。 There had never been a 

season     of  greater   promise     and   prosperity   for   the  little  traffic  that  the 

village    and   its  farms   drove    in  sending    milk   and   sheep   and   vegetable 

wealth to that great city which was to it as a dim�察�wonderful�察�mystic name 

without meaning。 

     One   evening   in   this   gracious   and   golden   time   the   people   sat   out   as 

usual when the day was done�察�talking from door to door�察�the old women 

knitting or spinning�察�the younger ones mending their husbands' or brothers' 

blouses or the little blue shirts of their infants�察�the children playing with 

the dogs on the sward that edged the stones of the street�察�and above all the 

great calm heavens and the glow of the sun that had set。 

     Reine Allix�察�like the others�察�sat before the door�察�for once doing nothing�察�

but   with   folded   hands   and   bended   head   dreamily   taking   pleasure   in   the 

coolness that had come with evening�察�and the smell of the limes that were 

in   blossom�察    �and    the   blithe   chatter   of   Margot     with   the   neighbours。 

Bernadou was close beside them�察�watering and weeding those flowers that 

were at once his pride and his recreation�察�making the face of his dwelling 

bright and the air around it full of fragrance。 

     The little street was quiet in the evening light�察�only the laughter of the 

children and the gay gossip of their mothers breaking the pleasant stillness�察�

it had been thus at evening with the Berceau centuries before their time�察�

they thought that it would thus likewise be when the centuries should have 

seen the youngest´born there in his grave。 

     Suddenly   came   along   the   road   between   the   trees   an   old   man   and   a 

mule�察�it was Mathurin�察�the miller�察�who had been that day to a little town 

four leagues off�察�which was the trade´mart and the corn´exchange of the 



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district。 He paused before the cottage of Reine Allix�察�he was dusty�察�travel´ 

stained�察�and sad。 Margot ceased laughing among her flowers as she saw 

her old master。 None of them knew why�察�yet the sight of him made the air 

seem cold and the night seem near。 

     ;There   is   terrible   news�察─  �he   said�察  �drawing   a   sheet   of   printed   words 

from his coat´pocket;terrible news� �We are to go to war。; 

     ;War� ─�The whole village clustered round him。 They had heard of war�察�

far´off wars in Africa and Mexico�察�and some of their sons had been taken 

off like young wheat mown before its time�察�but it still remained to them a 

thing remote�察�impersonal�察�inconceivable�察�with which they had nothing to 

do�察�nor ever would have anything。 

     ;Read� ─�said the old man�察�stretching out his sheet。 The only one there 

who could do so�察�Picot�察�the tailor�察�took it and spelled the news out to their 

wondering ears。 It was the declaration of France against Prussia。 

     There arose a great wail from the mothers whose sons were conscripts。 

The rest asked in trembling�察 �Will it touch us�拭─�

     ;Us� ─�echoed Picot�察�the tailor�察�in contempt。 ;How should it touch us�拭�

Our braves will be in Berlin with another fortnight。 The paper says so。; 

     The people were silent�察�they were not sure what he meant by Berlin�察�

and they were afraid to ask。 

     ;My  boy�   �my  boy� ─  �wailed one   woman�察 �smiting   her breast。   Her   son 

was in the army。 

     ;Marengo� ─�murmured Reine Allix�察�thinking of that far´off time in her 

dim youth when the horseman had flown through the dusky street and the 

bonfire had blazed on the highest hill above the river。 

     ;Bread   will   be   dear�察─  �muttered   Mathurin�察  �the   miller�察  �going   onward 

with   his   foot´weary  mule。  Bernadou   stood   silent�察 �with his   roses   dry  and 

thirsty round him。 

     ;Why art thou sad�拭─�whispered Margot�察�with wistful eyes。 ;Thou art 

exempt from war service�察�my love�拭─�

     Bernadou shook his head。 ;The poor will suffer somehow�察─�was all he 

answered。 

     Yet   to   him�察  �as   to   all   the   Berceau�察  �the   news   was   not   very   terrible�察�

because it was so vague and distantan evil so far off and shapeless。 



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     Monsieur   Picot�察  �the   tailor�察  �who   alone   could   read�察  �ran   from   house   to 

house�察�from group to group�察�breathless�察�gay�察�and triumphant�察�telling them 

all that in two weeks more their brethren would sup in the king's palace at 

Berlin�察�and the people believed and laughed and chattered�察�and�察�standing 

outside their doors in the cool nights�察�thought that some good had come to 

them and theirs。 

     Only Reine Allix looked up to the hill above the river and murmured�察�

;When we lit the bonfire there�察�Claudis lay dead�察─�and Bernadou�察�standing 

musing among his roses�察�said�察�with a smile that was very grave�察 �Margot�察�

see here� �When Picot shouted�察�'/A Berlin��/' he trod on my Gloire de Dijon 

rose and killed it。; 

     The    sultry   heats   and   cloudless    nights   of  the   wondrous      and   awful 

summer of the year 1870 passed by�察�and to the Berceau de Dieu it was a 

summer of fair promise and noble harvest�察�and never had the land brought 

forth   in   richer   profusion   for   man   and   beast。   Some   of   the   youngest   and 

ablest´ bodied labourers were indeed drawn away to join those swift trains 

that hurried thousands and tens of thousands to the frontier by the Rhine。 

But   most   of   the   male   population   were   married�察  �and   were   the   fathers   of 

young children�察�and the vil
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