human
Ah, those English soldiers! he says.
gpt
In my regiment you only hear such expressions as _'Ils sont magnifiques,' 'Ils sont superbs,' 'Quels soldats!'_ No better tribute could be given. Another Frenchman with the army of the Republic is stirred into this eulogy in a letter to a friend in England:
human
How fine they are, how splendidly they behave, these English soldiers! In their discipline and their respect for their officers they are magnificent, and you will never know how much we have applauded them.
gpt
Then he goes on to describe how a handful of Scots were selected to hold back a large body of Germans in a village to enable the main body of the British to retire in good order. They took up a position in the first house they came to and fired away at the invaders, who rained bullets on the building. Some of the gallant little party fell, but the others kept up the fight. Then there came a pause in the attack, the German fire ceased, the enemy was seeking a more sheltered position. During this brief respite the sergeant in command of the Scots surveyed the building they had entered. It was a small grocer's shop, and on an upper shelf he found a few packets of chocolate.
human
Here, lads, he shouted,
gpt
The firing began again, and as each marksman succeeded, the imperturbable Scot shouted
human
Got him, and handed over the prize amid roars of laughter.
gpt
Alas, comments the narrator,
human
No danger, the Frenchman declares,
gpt
The French horses, he writes,
human
I know for a fact, says Trooper G. Douglas,
gpt
Brigadier Mary Murray, who went to the front with other members of the Salvation Army, records a conversation she had with a French soldier over a cup of coffee.
human
Ah, he said,
gpt
And yet Tommy Atkins can do a bit of rushing too. Private R. Duffy, of the Rifle Brigade, sends home a lively account of the defense of the Marne in which a mixed force of British and French was engaged. The object to be achieved was to drive back the Germans who were attempting to cross the river.
human
About half a mile from the banks, writes Duffy,
gpt
--there is still room for passages of fine sympathy and chivalry. One young French lieutenant distinguished himself by carrying a wounded Uhlan to a place of safety under a heavy German fire, English soldiers have shown equal generosity and kindness to injured captives, and the tributes to heroic and patient nurses shine forth in letters of gold upon the dark pages of this tragic history. Here is a touching letter from one of the King's Own Royal Lancasters.
human
In one hospital, which was a church, he writes,
gpt
She was wondrous kind, writes one of the grateful soldiers,
human
referred to the British soldier as