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Updated: October 8, 2025

This was the reward of an almost idolatrous patriotism this was the patrie's way of cherishing her defenders. He flung himself on the cot in a wild passion of tears and rebellious scorn. But his humiliation was not yet ended; while he sat with his face covered by his bands, he felt hands upon his legs, and the sharp click of a lock. He moved his left leg.

Henry F. (Henry Francis) Keenan - The Iron Game: A Tale of the War