41/120 When I see that she appears in Berlin, we will then re-discuss the matter." But Desnoyers was not there to confirm his mother's artless opinions. The guard told him that he could not speak to the Director until the afternoon. In order to curb his impatience he walked through the street leading to the basilica, past all the booths and shops with pictures and pious souvenirs which have converted the place into a big bazaar. Here and in the gardens adjoining the church, he saw wounded convalescents with uniforms stained with traces of the combat. |