They offered, in baskets and trays, their gifts to the soldiers--bread, chocolate, fruit.
Many, already surfeited, tried to resist, but had to yield eventually before the pleading countenance of the maidens.

Even Desnoyers was laden down with these gifts of patriotic enthusiasm.
He passed a great part of the night talking with his travelling companions.

Only the officers had vague directions as to where they were to meet their regiments, for the operations of war were daily changing the situation.

Faithful to duty, they were passing on, hoping to arrive in time for the decisive combat.

The Chief of the Guard had been over the ground, and was the only one able to give any account of the retreat.