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(1917) [MARC] Author: Axel Munthe - Tema: Medicine, War
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during the night. Who can guarantee that
he does not crawl out through the window?”

“Why not put him in the charnel-house?”
said Anatole. “It’s the very place for him.”

“No,” said the Mayor, “I think we will
not put him there; we will like it better so
when our heads are cool.”

“Quite so,” said the Doctor, “and I take
the responsibility before you, Monsieur le
Maire, that he shall not escape. He is
welcome to try; I know he cannot do it. I know
I can hold him; he is not only a spy but he
is also a coward, which is, I believe, a rare
combination in his dangerous profession. I
saw a spy shot a week ago, and I could not
help admiring his courage to the very end.
This scoundrel, who wanted to betray his
own country after having already betrayed
three other countries, is quite harmless now;
he is shaking all over with terror, and he will
die of fear if of nothing else.

“He is not fit to lie here amongst these
brave men,” said the Doctor as they walked
down the nave. “I have felt ever since I
entered your church as if service were going
on the whole time, and there is something
blasphemous in his being here. But I have
a feeling that it won’t be for long.”

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