FOOTNOTES:
[27] Béloque was one of my friends, a sergeant-vélite like me.—Author's Note.
[28] Beaulieu was from Condé, in Valenciennes, my native country. When I came out of prison in 1814, his sister, Mme. Vasté, told me that her unfortunate brother had been killed by a bullet at Dresden.—Author's Note.
[29] Korouitnia, a small village.—Author's Note.
[30] Colonel Luron.—Author's Note.
[31] He was serving in the Russian army.
THE RETREAT GOES ON—I TAKE A WIFE—DISCOURAGEMENT—I LOSE SIGHT OF MY COMRADES—DRAMATIC SCENE—MEETING WITH PICARD.