Farther on—the longing to sleep had left me since it had grown light again—I witnessed a touching scene.
Henriot looked me up and whispered:
"I say, we shall pass my home!"
I was interested.
"At Génicourt?"
"Yes, the village after this one."
We had just entered Dieu. The lieutenant stayed beside me. When, on leaving the village, he saw that we were turning to the right, his face clouded over:
"What in the world are we going to do over there!"
We were crossing the river; we should leave Génicourt on the left!
"Do you think, do you think," he said, "that I might ask the captain...?"