That’s why I stayed. Though... «Embers»
sibkron7 ноября 2014That’s why I stayed. Though I did take early retirement. When I was fifty, they wanted to put me in charge of an army. I felt I was too young for that, so I resigned. They understood. Besides,” he gestures to the servant to pour the red wine, “it was a time when military service offered no satisfaction anymore.
The revolution. The end of the monarchy.”
“Yes,” says the guest. “I’ve heard about that.”
“Only heard about it? We lived through it,” says the General severely.
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