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Henri walked along gayly He hailed other French soldiers He joined a

handful and stood talking to them But he reached the crossroads before

the ammunition train

The crossroads was crowded, as usual--

for the word to fall in, a battery held up by the breaking of a wheel

A tee had been set up, and soldiers in leather aprons were

working over the fire A handful of peasants watched, their dull eyes

following every gesture And one of theround and lighted a cigarette The ammunition

train rolled in and halted, and the man Henri watched turned his

attention to the train He had been dull and quiet at the forge, but

now he beca the

drivers and offered hiarette He also produced and presented an

entire box of ht

at any price

Henri watched griuere;

Trou la la, ca ne va pas"

Still hu under his breath, when the peasant left the crossroads he

followed him Not closely The peasant cut across the fields Henri

followed the road and entered the fields at a different angle He knew