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Many years ziss veenyard is owned by my people my anceestors. Even ze village is name for my family Lateur. You know ze Franco-Prussian War when Zhermany take Alsace-Lorraine yess?" "Yes," said Tom. "My pappa fight for France. Hees arm he lose. When it is over and Alsace is lost, he haf' lost more than hees arm. Hees spirit! Where can he go? Away from ze veenyard? Here he hass lived always."
Frenchy's name was Armande Lateur. He was an American by adoption and though he had spent much time among the people of his own nationality in Canada, he was strong for Uncle Sam with a pleasant, lingering fondness for the region of the "blue Alsatian mountains," whence he had come.
I hope that I may be forgiven for one or two phrases, which, though not existing, so far as I am aware, in any country or district where the English tongue is spoken, are not entirely foreign to the genius of that tongue. Here and there, but only where necessary, I have added an explanatory foot-note. For those interested in such matters, I may say that Stijn Streuvels' real name is Frank Lateur.
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