FOOTNOTES:
[1] It has, nevertheless, done work of inestimable value in France, in Serbia and in Russia.
[2] It is only fair to add that the whole question was under serious consideration when the war broke out, and made reform, for the moment, impossible.
[3] "Oh, well, you will give it to me another time."
[4] Like beasts, on straw.
[5] We were so happy!
[6] During the war all seals are broken.
[7] Nothing inconveniences me when it is in the service of God.
[8] A big, fat, lazy thing.
[9] Literally, "There is beet," but the peasants sometimes used the word indifferently for any kind of root-vegetable such as turnips, etc.
[10] Singe (monkey), the soldier-slang for bully-beef.
[11] It must be remembered that there is no one in such villages or their immediate neighbourhood capable of initiating such recreation. The inhabitants are of the small farmer class for the most part, the mayor a working man, the parish priest old (priests of military age serve with the colours), and all are often very poor.