", mydearChristophe, ! Butwesufferedforit, , whichhadcomefacetofacewithdeath, , ourgenius, ourFrenchcivilization, thegreatnessofathousandyears,—wewereconsciousthatFrancewasinthehandsofabrutalconquerorwhodidnotunderstandher, andhatedherinhisheart, ! HaveyoueverthoughtoftheFrenchchildrenborninhousesofdeathintheshadowofdefeat, fedwithideasofdiscouragement, trainedtostrikeforabloody, fatal, andperhapsfutilerevenge: forevenasbabies, thefirstthingtheylearnedwasthattherewasnojustice, therewasnojusticeintheworld: mightprevailedagainstright! : theysaid: 'Sinceitisso, whystruggleagainstit? Whydoanything? '.'—Butthosewhostoodoutagainstitareproofagainstfire: nodisillusioncantouchtheirfaith: forfromtheirearliestchildhoodtheyhaveknownthattheirroadcouldneverleadthemneartheroadtohappiness, andthattheyhadnochoicebuttofollowit, , ....
"OFaith, virginofsteel....
"Digdeepwiththylanceintothedowntroddenheartsofthepeoples! peoples!..."
InsilenceChristophepressedOlivier'shand.
"DearChristophe," saidOlivier, "yourGermanyhasmadeussufferindeed."
AndChristophebeggedforforgivenessalmostasthoughhehadbeenresponsibleforit.
"There'snothingforyoutoworryabout," saidOlivier, smiling.", youhaverevivedinusthekeendesireforknowledgeandfaith, youhavefilledourFrancewithschools, youhaveraisedtothehighestpitchthecreativepowersofaPasteur, whosediscoveriesarealoneworthmorethanyourindemnityoftwohundredmillion; youhavegivennewlifetoourpoetry, ourpainting, ourmusic: : for, indoingso, wehavecomebyafeelingofsuchmoralforce, that, amidtheapathyoftheworld, wehavenodoubt, , mydearChristophe, thoughweseemsoweak,—adropofwaterintheoceanofGermanpower—."
ChristophelookeddownatthepunyOlivier, inwhoseeyesthereshonethelightoffaith, andhesaid: "PoorweaklylittleFrenchmen! Youarestrongerthanweare."
"Obeneficentdefeat," Olivierwenton."Blessedbethatdisaster! Wewillnomoredenyit! Weareitschildren."
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