human
Ah! said Estève, when he recognized the sergeant-major,
gpt
Pooh! said the sergeant-major,
human
I am none the richer for it; the six hundred francs at Froeschwiller, together with the Prince de Condé's treasure, went to the fund of the widows and orphans of Dawendorff.
gpt
And what are you going to do with this money?
human
Oh! I have a use for it.
gpt
Might I ask what it is?
human
Certainly, since I depend on you to undertake the commission, citizen-paymaster. This money is destined for our brave Captain Guillet's old mother. He was killed at the last assault. He bequeathed her to his company before he died. The Republic is not very rich and might forget to pay the pensions of its widows. Well, in default of a pension the company will send her a little capital. It is a great pity, though, that those fools of Turks and those devils of Englishmen should have guessed our game and refused to keep it up any longer; we would have made up a sum of a thousand francs for the poor woman. But what will you, citizen-paymaster! The prettiest girl in the world can give no more than she has; and the thirty-second brigade, although it is the prettiest girl in the army, has only one hundred and seventy francs to offer.
gpt
Where does Captain Guillet's mother live?
human
At Châteauroux, the capital of the Indre. Ah! it is fine to be faithful to one's old regiment, and that is just what he was, that brave Captain Guillet.
gpt
Very well, the sum shall be paid to her, in the name of the third company of the thirty-second brigade, and of--
human
Pierre-Claude Faraud, the executor of his will.
gpt
Thanks. And now, Pierre-Claude Faraud, the commander-in-chief wishes me to say to you that he wants to speak with you.
human
Whenever he likes, replied the sergeant-major, with that twist of the neck which was peculiar to him.
gpt
Pierre-Claude Faraud is never too much embarrassed to talk.
human
He will send for you.
gpt
I await the summons.