He went in front of me, and stripped the second bed. I feared that he might speak to my wounded, and I thought I should do well if I placed myself at the head of each of the beds as he uncovered them. I stepped between the two beds, and I feared what would come of it all. In this way I made the round of the room with them, standing at each of the thirteen points, always placing myself at the pillow of each wounded man, while "they" advanced bed by bed, and cautiously.
I did not know how they had arranged their weapons, but it seemed to me that they always had their finger placed on the trigger.
The second man with his revolver held his gun a little low.
I followed them, shutting the door, when they went to the Infirmary of the old men. They did not say anything and they did not promise that they would not set fire to us. How should I go about getting that promise?
A third time I asked them:
"It is clearly understood that we shall nurse your wounded, and that you will not burn this house."
"They" start to leave, and go toward the door, walking slowly. When the chief was just leaving, I said again to him:
"It is clearly understood that you will not harm us nor burn our house."
"No, no."
I looked to see if he gave the order to any of his soldiers. I didn't see that, but I noticed one of our sisters who was drawing a wheelbarrow with an old man in it, who weighed at least seventy-five kilos and who was paralyzed.