"You're right there," Bouillon exclaimed.
Another private, who was wounded in the arm, shouted gaily as he passed.
"The comedy's over for this child."
"Wot, you don't mean to say you're legging it after the first act, you waster?"
He had good reason to rejoice. I would have given all I possessed to be in that man's shoes.
After this, excitement reigned. The rumour spread that a start was near, in fact imminent. The subaltern assured them in vain that he knew nothing of it, that he did not think.... The men repeated the words picked up by the captain's orderly.
"Luckily there'll be a moon to-night!"
Curfew time arrived, however, without anything happening and we turned in.
But a little before midnight the quartermaster's voice was heard at the door.