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Updated: June 28, 2025
But he bade her mother also come, and she stayed in a tent near by. Lagroin and two hundred men held the encampment, and every night the recruits arrived from the village, drilled as before, and waited for the fell disease to pass.
The moon was lying off above the edge of hills, looking out on the world complacently, like an indulgent janitor scanning the sleepy street from his doorway. He was abruptly drawn from his reverie by the entrance of Lagroin into the little garden; and he followed the old man through the open doorway. All was dark, but as they stepped within they heard some one move.
I used to wake from the dream for a moment, and I tried to stop, but something in my blood drove me on inevitably. You were all good to me; you nearly all believed in me. Lagroin came and so it has gone on till now, till now. I had a feeling what the end would be. But I should have had my dream. I should have died for the cause as no Napoleon or Bonaparte ever died.
A crowd had gathered, and boys, and even women, were laughing and singing in ridicule snatches of, "Vive Napoleon!" For, in derision of yesterday's event, a small boy, tricked out with a paper cocked-hat and incongruous regimentals, with a hobby-horse between his legs, was marching up and down, preceded by another lad, who played a toy drum in derision of Lagroin.
"Drummer," he said, in a clear, full tone, "call the army to attention." The old man set their blood tingling with the impish sticks. "I advance Sergeant Lagroin, of the Old Guard of glorious memory, to the rank of Captain in my Household Troops, and I command you to obey him as such." His look bent upon the crowd, as Napoleon's might have done on the Third Corps.
John the Baptist's Day, after a long conference with Lagroin and Parpon, Valmond went through the village, and came to the smithy to talk with Lajeunesse.
Come, Corporal Lagroin, he call; and I come. 'But, first, he say, 'up on the shoulder of your big soldier again, and play. 'What shall I play, sire? I ask. 'Play ten thousand heroes to Walhalla, he answer. I play, and I think of my brother Jacques, who went fighting to heaven the day before. Beautiful God! that was a day at Auerstadt." "Soldier," said Valmond, waving his hand, "step on.
Tell them that I will come to them at nine o'clock tonight, and we will swear fidelity." "And a damned good speech too bagosh!" cried the mealman, his fingers hungering for the gold pieces. "We're to be captains pretty soon eh?" asked Muroc. "As quick as I've taught you to handle a company," answered Lagroin, with importance. "I was a patriot in '37," said Muroc.
Lord!" he cried, with feigned awe, getting to his feet at sight of the two. Then, to his comrades, "Children, children, off with your hats! Here is Monsieur Talleyrand, if I'm not mistaken. On to your feet, mealman, and dust your stomach. Lajeunesse, wipe your face with your leather. Duck your heads, stupids!" With mock solemnity the three greeted Parpon and Lagroin.
John the Baptist's Day, after a long conference with Lagroin and Parpon, Valmond went through the village, and came to the smithy to talk with Lajeunesse.
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