The boche general turned crimson because he had misunderstood de Marnac and when the latter had spoken of "cut suspenders" he certainly imagined some enormous thing——
He showed by his nervousness the lack of linguistic knowledge he possessed. He called an interpreter and it was explained to him.
He found then that the reason for the truce was very decent and his face flushed with pleasure.
During all this scene the little girl, who incessantly busied herself about the table and who had not lost a word, bit her lips to keep from giggling.
Dinner over, de Marnac requested of the German general that he be allowed to retire.
He got up and the general charged him with a thousand pleasant sentiments for me——
At the moment when he stepped out the door the little girl was lying in wait for him and whispered in his ear:
"We count on you for Victory!"
On leaving the German general's headquarters, his eyes were bandaged and he and his bugler were led back into our lines.