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who knew his country well. It is true that
the French soldier always singles out the
Bavarians as particularly brutal and violent
and especially fond of looting; but I wonder
if this evil reputation of theirs is not to a
certain extent founded upon vague
reminiscences from the war of ’70. It must be
admitted though that their record at Nomély,
Blamont and several other places is a terrible
one. But I do not forget that the unnamed
hero of this little book was a Bavarian
soldier.
It matters little that I could not identify
the band of barbarians who had established
themselves in the château mentioned in
this book—similar scenes have occurred
everywhere ever since the war began, and
hundreds of châteaux in Belgium and
France, have had a much worse fate. I admit
though that when I wrote down the
description of the devastated nursery I believed
that this particularly revolting deed was
unique of its kind. Not at all; I was
mistaken. I have read since then from the
pen of a distinguished English surgeon in
Belgium a description of a similar act of
incredible barbarism. But I am very sorry
I do not know more of the German officer who
after a prolonged contemplation in front of
the Venetian mirror smashed it with a knock
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