She said to him:
"Well, Philippe?"
His face was drawn; he did not reply.
She continued:
"Well, go.... What are you waiting for? No one will notice your flight.... Be quick.... Take the opportunity while it's here...."
They heard the captain addressing his lieutenant:
"Keep down your head, Fabrègues, can't you? They'll see you, if you're not careful...."
Marthe seized Philippe's arm and, bending towards him:
"Now confess that you can't go ... that all this upsets your notions ... and that your duty is here ... that you feel it."
"There they are! There they are!" said a voice.