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and besides it sets a bad example to the men.”
“How is it that you do not belong to the
General Staff?”
“That is a question I have often asked
myself; but I hope I shall one day.”
“So do I,” said the Doctor fervently.
“What a lovely idyllic country this is,”
said Adalbert, looking out over the smashed
house-tops of the little village at his feet
towards the devastated ridge of scattered
pines, down to the river with its blown-up
bridge and a black cloud of smoke slowly
drifting across the valley from Fort Vendôme
in flames. “What a charming landscape;
there is something truly German about it.
I have had the good fortune to explore this
part of France under the most favourable
conditions,” Adalbert went on. “You know
there is nothing like visiting a new country
on horseback. I must say I do not wonder
the French like their country. So do we.
Good food, excellent wine, and these stately
châteaux so conveniently scattered about
for our billets, so home-like and
comfortable, so abundantly and thoughtfully
provided with all that makes life worth living.
Yes, indeed, life would be ideal here were it
not for one single drawback we all feel very
keenly, though I hope it is only a temporary
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