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even the Hun would have destroyed the
little belongings of these fugitive children,
left by them in trust, in trust to what is
sacred to every living man.
“ ‘Were they drunk?’ I asked the old
caretaker.
“ ‘No, I cannot say they were, at least
not the men. They all drank a lot, as you
may judge from the empty bottles all over
the house, but I cannot say they were
actually drunk. They did no harm to the
house until an hour before they left, when
they began to smash everything; there is
hardly a single chair left unbroken.’
“ ‘Did they steal anything?’
“ ‘The two miniatures of the
great-grandparents of Monsieur le Comte, said to be
very valuable, are missing.’
“ ‘Where is the Count?’
“ ‘He was dangerously wounded at Rethel
and Madame la Comtesse is with him. I am
her old nurse,’ said she.
“ ‘And these children?’ I asked, pointing
to the picture.
“ ‘They were taken out of their beds just
after midnight when the shell struck the
pavilion, and dressed hurriedly by me and the
English nurse. A second shell burst with a
horrible glare in the stable yard just as we
put them in the pony trap. They were not
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