"Monaco. He left because his father was mobilized and he was without a parent."
"What's your name?" demanded the officer.
"Eugène Escloupié," I replied.
"Have you any papers to prove your identity?"
"Non, mon capitaine."
"Are you French?"
"Oui, mon capitaine."
"It's a pity, but as you cannot prove your identity I cannot keep you. A strict order has just been given against allowing any foreign person with the soldiers."
"But I'm not a foreigner, mon capitaine."