Michelet.

THEY. I begin by seizing what I want; there are plenty of pedants in my realm who can prove my right to it.

Frederick II.


CONTENTS

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REMINISCENCES OF A PREVIOUS JOURNEY[11]
FEVER AND LOW SPIRITS[59]
DINNER[66]
FONTAINEBLEAU[71]
AN OLD CAMPAIGNER[73]
I HAVE A TABLE[79]
WE KILL THEIR HOPES[85]
SUNDAY[98]
THE VICTORY OF THE MARNE[103]
A BREAKFAST[117]
THE FIRST LETTER[123]
STILL SHORT COMMONS[130]
I HAVE A PALLIASSE[145]
THE REVOLT OF THE HUNGRY[151]
A CHANCE CATERER[175]
OUR GAOLER[196]
THE SLOPES ARE FORBIDDEN[214]
A BLACK MOOD[220]
A FRANCONIAN QUARTERMASTER[226]
DAWN[250]
HE GOES AWAY[255]
DISAPPOINTMENT[265]
OH, DEAR![267]
THE RUSSIANS[271]
VASSILI[289]
THE COMMON PEOPLE OF GERMANY AND THE WAR[291]
CROSSING SWITZERLAND[312]

THE DIARY OF A FRENCH PRIVATE