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And the men, flattered that their commanders were stooping to chat with them, forgot fatigue and hunger, reviving like the throngs of the Crusade before the image of Jerusalem.

"Nach Paris!" The joyous shout circulated from the head to the tail of the marching columns.

"To Paris! To Paris!" The scarcity of their food supply was here supplemented by the products of a country rich in wines.

When sacking houses they rarely found eatables, but invariably a wine cellar.