Maurice Leblanc

Name: The Frontier — Part II: Chapter 6
Author: Maurice Leblanc

The Frontier — Part II: Chapter 6 (1912)

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“The Frontier — Part II: Chapter 6”, published in 1912, is a work by Maurice Leblanc. It explores elements such as de Trébons, Morestal and Le Corbier.

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Maurice Leblanc, The Frontier — Part II: Chapter 6 (1912)

“ Morestal took him aside and, for the last time, urged him to look after his father.
The three of them walked away to the Col du Diable. A lowering sky, heavy with clouds, hung over the mountain-tops; but the weather was mild and the swards, studded with trees, still wore a look of summer.
Marthe, to break the silence, said:
"There is something soft and peaceful about the air to-day. That's a good sign. It will influence the people who are conducting the enquiry. For everything depends upon their humour, their impression, the state of their nerves, does it not, Philippe?" ”

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Maurice Leblanc, The Frontier — Part II: Chapter 6 (1912)

“ It helps them to shield the fault which they have committed. We have committed no fault. If chance had caused us to be arrested on German territory, no power on earth would have prevented Morestal and myself from admitting the fact. Morestal is free and fears nothing. Well, I, who am a prisoner, fear nothing either."
"That is the view which the French government has adopted," said the under-secretary. "Moreover, we have additional evidence: yours, M. Philippe Morestal. That evidence the government, through an excessive feeling of scruple, has not wished to recognize officially. ”

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Maurice Leblanc, The Frontier — Part II: Chapter 6 (1912)

“ There are situations in which we are bound to pardon one another for all the pain that we can give one another."
Judging by the contraction of his features, one would have thought that he was on the verge of crying, like a child trying to restrain its tears and failing in the effort.
Morestal stared at him in amazement. His wife looked at him aslant and felt fear rising within her, as at the approach of a great calamity.
But the tent opened once more. M. Le Corbier entered. Special Commissary Jorancé, who had been brought to the French camp by the German gendarmes, was with him. ”

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Maurice Leblanc, The Frontier — Part II: Chapter 6 (1912)

“ Next, I want you to know the German reply, I want you to realize the great, the irretrievable importance of every word which you utter. As for me, feeling as I do the full weight of my responsibilities, I wish to seek behind those words, beyond yourselves, whether there is not some detail unperceived by yourselves which will destroy the appalling truth established by your evidence. ”

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Maurice Leblanc, The Frontier — Part II: Chapter 6 (1912)

“ A great sense of peace filled the Morestals. Each of them, subduing his excitement, suddenly raised himself to the level of the task assigned to him and each of them was ready to fulfil it courageously, blindly, in the face of every obstacle. ”

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Maurice Leblanc, The Frontier — Part II: Chapter 6 (1912)

“ But the French tent opened, an instant after, to let old Morestal out. M. de Trébons was with him and went back with Saboureux and Old Poussière. All this coming and going seemed to take place by rule and was effected in great silence, interrupted only by the sound of the footsteps.
Morestal also was very pale. As Philippe put no question to him, Marthe asked:
"Are you satisfied, father?"
"Yes, we began all over again from the start. I gave all my explanations on the spot. My proofs and arguments have made an impression on him. He is a serious man and he acts with great prudence." ”

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Maurice Leblanc, The Frontier — Part II: Chapter 6 (1912)

“ The Morestals were sitting down, when a sound of voices struck their ears and, through the opening in the fly of the tent, they caught sight of a person in a general's uniform, very tall, very thin, looking like a bird of prey, but presenting a fine appearance in a long black tunic. ”

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Maurice Leblanc, The Frontier — Part II: Chapter 6 (1912)

“ And Le Corbier resumed:
"M. Morestal, here is your deposition. I ask you for the last time to affirm the exact, complete truth."
"I affirm it, monsieur le ministre."
"Still, Weisslicht and his men declare that the arrest took place on German soil."
"The upland widens out at this part," said Morestal, "and the road which marks the boundary winds.... It is possible for foreigners to make a mistake. It is not possible for us, for me. We were arrested on French soil." ”

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