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Updated: June 13, 2025
Of the four corners thus created, one is or was occupied by an estaminet: you can still see the sign, Estaminet au Commerce, over the door. Two others contain cottages, the remains of cottages. At the fourth, facing south and east, stands what is locally known as a "Calvaire," bank of stone, a lofty cross, and a life-size figure of Christ, facing east, towards the German lines.
Bogle retired, not before it was time, within the sheltering portals of the estaminet, where not less than seven inarticulate but appreciative fellow-countrymen offered him refreshment. An Observation Post or "O Pip," in the mysterious patois of the Buzzers is not exactly the spot that one would select either for spaciousness or accessibility.
The third story was of a woman whom the Mayoress had often entertained in her homes, both official and private. She packed her trunks, spent what little money she had left on twelve railway tickets for the capital, and settled her brood in the small quarters behind the estaminet fortunately the lessee, who was unmarried, had also been swept off to the Front.
I asked where I could get some dinner, and was directed to the only decent restaurant left in the town, located just beyond the Cloth Hall on the square. As we stopped at the door of the estaminet Lt.-Col. I had not seen him since the memorable days of Salisbury Plain, and he was full of his experiences as a regimental chaplain.
After this they took a stroll up and down the street, and were bored, and went into the estaminet again, and ordered five more glasses of porto. It was then the trouble began. But it was not the Australian who began it. It was the woman behind the bar. She served five glasses more of porto and asked for thirty centimes each. "Twenty centimes," said the Australian. "Vingt, Madame." "Mais non!
The choice of one's leisure is to watch the A.S.C. or play football, twenty a side, or sit about indoors, or stand in the doorway, or walk down to the Estaminet and wait five or six deep for the billiard-table. Ultimately one sits. And so you get these unconscionable letters." "Unconscionable," said Mr. Britling. "Of course he will grow out of that sort of thing.
You can hear a joke on these occasions, and hear the laughter at it too. In the shattered estaminet we had just left, one of the men went behind the almost unrecognizable bar-counter, and operating an imaginary handle, asked a comrade, "And what's yours, mate?" Again we got the order to advance, and on we went. We were now nearing the village of Wieltj, about two miles from St.
Huit Heures du Travail, Huit Heures du Loisir, Huit Heures du Repos. The mayor, in undress, that is to say in garments of every day, having surveyed these preparations, returned to his estaminet, the Plat d'Or, and there folded his newspapers as usual for the day's distribution.
His men carried him back to the Estaminet aux Bons Fermiers, with the German gun, which was afterwards employed to good purpose during the desperate days of attacking and counter-attacking which ensued before the village was finally secured.
We took the great highroad to Calais, and, carefully passing the General, who was clattering along with his staff and an escort of Hussars, we pulled up to light our lamps at a little estaminet with glowing red blinds just like the blinds of certain hospitable taverns in the city of Oxford. The coincidence was so remarkable that we were compelled to enter.
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