"Your marching orders." "One by one." "Don't push!" " Have your leave stamped." " A stamp to get killed!" "You don't like writing but make an effort for me, dear." "Mum, I'll write every day." "One more thing." " Please be careful." " Of course, as much as I can." "You always can." "Only do what you're told to do." "You always want to be the first, the most courageous, the craziest." "When you feel like that, think of me." "Don't worry." "Jean!" "I found a nice seat for you." "Everything fills in: the suitcase..." "I'll go and see." "Excuse me for a few minutes." "I'll have a look." " Good!" "You're alone with a colonel." " Good." "Come here." "Listen:" "You go down and stay with Mum." " There's someone I must see." " A woman, I bet." "Yes, a woman." "Go by the corridor." "Mum won't see you." "Good idea!" "I hadn't thought of that." "You have 3 minutes." "No more." "You came." "You kept your word." " I didn't dare believe it." " I didn't believe either." "I didn't want to, but at the last moment, I couldn't resist." "All aboard!" "All aboard!" "Come on, come on!" "All aboard!" "All aboard!" "All aboard!" "Come on, all aboard." "Come on, all aboard." " Jean!" " Yes..." " I don't know your squadron number." " 37." "What?" "What did you say?" "Wait!" "I'll write it down." "My name too, so that you won't forget it." "Here." "You see, it's short." "Jean Herbillon?" " Squadron 37?" " Yes." "You think it's an unlucky number." " No, I was afraid suddenly." "Silly of me!" " No." "Don't be afraid." "I'll be back." " Mum!" " Goodbye, my child!" "Come on, hurry up." "All aboard!" "Good bye!" "Come on, all aboard!" "All aboard!" "Take good care of Mum." "You can count on me." "Hey, pal, how do I get to La Joncherie?" " La Joncherie?" " Yes." "La Joncherie..." "I don't know." "Going to La Joncherie?" "Yes." "Well... near it." " Come with me." " Thank you." "I can't stand it any more..." " Do something!" " Gently..." "They'll make me die." "First time on the front line?" "No, I'm going back to my squadron." "I'm an aviator." "Ah, very good." "So you're going back to 37?" "Yes, to 37." " You've been there long?" " Oh, about a year." "You must have many hours of flight." "Something like 1500 or 2000." "Bravo!" "You fly all the time at 37." "... Yes." " Your truck is there on the right." " Thanks." "See you one of these days maybe." "Who knows?" " This goes to Joncherie?" " Yes." "So that's it?" "Your leave is over?" "They're good shots at the Cannibals' trench." "They got to us!" "They almost frightened Eugene with their big black." " You spotted the machine gun in blockhaus 18?" "You bet!" "Those Krauts took good care of you, Narbonne." "1, 2, 3, 4..." " Five bottles!" " Certainly not!" "Two are from the day before yesterday." "All right!" "Figure that out later." "Go make your report quickly." "I'm hungry!" "Sir!" "Senior officer cadet Jean Herbillon." "I got yesterday night to your squadron." "Hello, pal." "But I'm no captain and I don't have a squadron." " Lt. Marbot, leader of the observers." " Sorry, sir." "No harm done, pal." "You made me get ahead." "Actually, they've kept me waiting for my third stripe." " I'm an observer, sir." " I know, I saw the papers." "And what are the orders?" "You'll fly when Captain Thélis tells you to." " And then?" " Then, you'll watch, pal." "You learn on your own." "Let's have a drink at the bar, you'll meet the guys." "Hooray for the good-father" "Hip hip hip hurra!" "Hooray for the good-father" "Hip hip hip hurrah!" "What's going on?" "Berthier got his telegram." "It's a boy!" "What did he buy for that?" " 20 bottles!" " 20 bottles?" "I'll get 20 more!" "Here's our new cadet, Herbillon." " You flew around?" " Yes." "You can see nothing." "Come on, Berthier." "Come have a drink." " What are you doing!" " You're a father now!" "Come on, let's..." "Get him out." "Quickly." "A stretcher, quickly!" " Maury!" " Watch his head." "You didn't realize you were shot at?" "No, sir." "The engine was too loud." "Careful!" "Watch for the feet." "Hold him." "Got him." "Take the headgear off." "Open his flying suit." "Well, doc?" "Here, sir, I'm not a doctor, I'm a pilot." "They'll tell you more at the hospital." "Sir, I did what I could." "Go write your report." "Come in." " Please excuse me, sir." " What do you want?" "I don't want to be indiscreet." "I thought it must be hard to be alone." "If it's hard?" "What wrong did I do to them?" "I liked Berthier as much as they did." "His death fills me with despair." "His death in a flight with me whom they hate." " No." " Don't deny it." "They show it to me." " Even the captain.." " Don't speak ill of him." "Don't be afraid." "I know what men are like." "I understand." "I understand." "He liked Berthier so much." "They're all so cruel..." "So young." "Sorry, I'm ridiculously sensitive." "Don't think bad of me for that." "But there are times when I'm overwrought." "Life doesn't want me and neither does death." "Often, I'd rather end it all." "How can you say that?" "There are people who love you, who're waiting for your return." "Yes, yes." "You're right." "I'm really upset." "I am." "I am." "Yes, someone expects my return." "My wife." "Don't you love her?" "I worship her." "It's for her sake that I left the infantry and became an aviator." "My wife." "She's everything to me." "She is so young..." "and so pretty." "But I'm boring you with my stories." "No, I understand you really well." "There's also a woman in my life." " Really?" " Yes." "It's funny." "I met her only 24 hours before I left but I feel like I've always known her, always loved her." "Her name's Denise." " A pretty name, don't you think?" " Very pretty, kid." "Very." "Let's drink to her." "I must have a bottle of whisky somewhere." "A present from an English officer." "There it is!" "I must confess that I know nothing about liquor." "I don't know how much to pour." "Thank you." "And now that I have a friend," "I'll become a real aviator." "I'll drink, gamble..." "That's how you get the women." " To you." " To Miss Denise." " To Mrs...." " Hélène." "Kids, here's what I wanted to tell you." "Here, pilots and observers are paired together in fixed crews." "The aircrew is, to us, the most beautiful, the noblest thing in the world." "The two of you together must be one single being." "You share everything: the same joys, the same achievements the same hard knocks." "That's why I want comrades to choose one another," "I don't have to assign them." "There are three observers here:" "Mézières, Brulard, Herbillon." "I have two non-commissioned pilots:" "Maury, who is better than a seasoned veteran." "Who wants to team up with him?" "Mézières, you've been here the longest." "Speak." "Brulard?" "They don't want his jinx." "Bloody hell, will you shut up?" "Sir..." " We'd rather wait for your orders." " I agree." "Anyone but the bearded one." "Come in!" "You asked for me, sir?" "Yes, stay around." "I'll need you in a short while." "All right." "Sir, if I may, I'll team up with Maury." "No need to sir me, cadet." "You may go." "We'll meet in 10 minutes on the airfield." "Tell Maury." "Sparks will fly." "You're new, you're the barman." "But the first time, you buy the drinks." "Now, a round of drinks." "Take the orders." "Orders on the left." "A rock!" "This is Eugène, the rabbit mascot of the squadron" "Deschamps, the squadron's broken face." "I wasn't born like this." "I went into the ground at full speed." "What a mess!" "Yet that day was a success, a real success." "Admire him with his medals, his amulets but don't listen to him." "He'll tell you about friends going down in flames." "But all he says is true." "Yet he still drinks and laughs." "All of us don't die." "Yes dear, you're the only one who deserves not to get knocked about." "A brandy for the good father and make the pianist play a tune that fits." "Don't you know any other tune?" "You call that music?" "That won't get you into the conservatory!" "At last!" "A picon, cadet." "I'm Fortin." "The doc." "Our hospital pilot." "He was a doctor and thought it wasn't good enough." "He pulled strings to get his license." "He is dangerous only to his observer." "Come on, cadet, my picon." "A vermouth." "A mandarin curaçao." "And for me, a whole bottle of champagne." "Now the craziest of us, Narbonne." "A hot head but a charming heart." "Hello, all." "Gabriel Thélis." "Very happy to have you here." "A port wine." "I hope you'll like it here." "Everyone is nice." "And he is lucky to start with you as a captain." "One bottle!" "Look:" ""One bottle for each piece of shrapnel, one for a bullet in the plane and one for toadying to one's superior."" "You know the rates now." "And three bottles for boasting." " That's new, isn't it?" " The idea just came to me." " Boasters, beware!" " Time to eat!" " Come on, time to eat." "Great!" "We don't know where to put the bottles." " It's not meant to frighten you." " What a horrible war!" "Cadet, sit down here." "Get to your seat, Eugène." "You've seen the murk that's coming?" "Yes, we won't be able to fly today." "Michel..." "Tell us about the menu." "You'll have monkey first, then sardines and eggs." "The cook doesn't overdo it." "But your gourmet lips will also get apple pie and goat cheese." "But the wine is bountiful when the food is monastic." "Follow this useful advice:" "eat well but drink better." " Sorry, sir, I'm late." " It doesn't matter." "Lt. Maury... here's the new cadet, Herbillon." "I've finished my report on the flight." "Next time, wait until after lunch." "He's finished his report." "He arrived a fortnight ago." "What unusual things could he have seen?" "That bearded guy can't do anything like everybody else." "He's fresh out of school but he became chief pilot because he had two stripes." "That's disgraceful!" "Let's open the champagne in honor of the newcomer." " Sing the squadron song, Narbonne." " Come on, madman, make us laugh." "You'll see." "Come on, guys!" "One, two..." "Yeah!" "Come on, newbie." "Hello?" "Yes it's the 37th." "They want Captain Thélis." "What do they want?" "Quiet!" "Hello?" "Yes, Sir, speaking." "Yes, I can hear you." "What?" "It can't be done." "Come on, Sir... in this fog?" "Believe me, it's madness." "All right, Sir, we'll do our best." "I'll only assign volunteers." "Else I want a written order." "All right, Sir." " They're so sure of themselves." " Make them pilot a plane." " Always the same song." " If they had eyes at least." "The general wants to go see the other side." "He can drive there!" "Shut up." "It's no use protesting." "I'm not allowed to fly because they want to spare the C.O.'s." "I need two volunteers." "We can't, captain." "20 Fokkers if you want, but not that fog!" "I think it's my turn, Sir." "You want to teach me a lesson?" "I have no lesson to teach." "I'm just doing my duty." "If you'd done it as much as I have, you'd know that the bravest are not the least frightened." "Yes, I dare say I'm frightened." "If you say you're not..." " I've got nothing to say, Deschamps." " Enough!" "Get out, Deschamps!" "As for you, Maury..." "Nothing." "You're right." "Sorry, Sir, but we still need" "No, don't." "All right." "You can go." "If the ceiling is the same on the line, you'll come back." "All right, sir." "Contact!" "Trump, trump, heart gets it." "What did I tell you?" " What about those two." " Oh, I made a mistake." " Here he goes again, Chopin!" " Let him be." "He does his best." "You'd better watch your cards." "Say, piano player, aren't you fed up?" " The same!" " His music makes me thirsty." "In that murk, it'll be no fun." "Come on, fill it up." "You're a real boozer!" " They've been on the line for one hour." " More than an hour." "Feels bad." "Four of spades." "Five of diamonds." "All right." " Nothing still?" " Nothing." "It's unbelievable the jinx you have." "I didn't ask for anything." " How can you play when two of us..." " You'll get used to it, cadet." "If you think too much, you can't live." "Why don't you attack?" "He asked for five of diamonds." "There's no rush!" "Too bad for you." "You're jinxed." " No news?" " No." "Hardly surprising with that damned Maury." " Deschamps, come on!" " I play trump." "They're back, captain sir." "So they're still hostile?" "Come have a drink, Maury." " From now on, I'll be on board." " What?" "We're a crew." "The others didn't want me." "No need to say, I know." "Nothing would please me more." "You'll be in good hands." "I swear it." "Have fun and rest." "You really deserve that leave." "We did good work together." " Don't forget my letter." " You can count on me." " Here it is." " Good." "Give it to Hélène yourself." "I want you to meet my wife." "Excuse me but the car is waiting, impatiently." "Thank you, Matthieu." "Be good." "Good advice for you, lieutenant." "As for us, here..." " Good bye, Matthieu." " Good bye, sir." "Bon voyage." "Say hello to Paris, sir." "Oh, Paris..." "Three more months to go!" "It's a promise, right?" "You go see her as soon as you arrive." "It's a promise all right." "Have fun!" "Bring back some cologne and a collar for Eugène." "And some music!" "Chopin's Prelude in E minor." "Warmer!" "Now it's too hot." "It's too cold." "There." "It's O.K. now." "Say, Jean, over there..." "You didn't wash at all, did you?" "You're crazy!" "What do you think we are?" "Savages?" "My friend Philippe's brother only washes when he's on leave." "Well, too bad for him!" "Pity you're not in Verdun." "Why?" "That place, Joncherie!" "No one knows it." "Verdun sounds a lot better." "Philippe's brother is there." "It's over in Verdun, you fool!" "It's over in Verdun?" "Is it 5 o'clock yet?" "Seven minutes to." " Time to go." " No need to rush." "She's not there yet." " It's the one from the train or another one?" " Georges!" "All right, all right!" "I don't care about women." "A pity you didn't get a medal because Philippe's brother..." "Enough with Philippe's brother!" " How long has he been on the front line?" " A year." "You'll see what decorations I'll have in one year." "Because actually Maury and I are the best crew in the squadron." "If I were older, we'd be in the same crew." "That'd be great." "Great indeed." "But I've got some letters here that I promised to mail as soon as I arrived." "Got it?" "For some time." "You want to be rid of me." "Sorry!" "Denise!" "You're here at last." "I'm so happy, Jean." "Sorry." "I must ask you something." "Still there!" "There's no address on that letter." "That's right." "I was to carry it myself." "Sorry, darling." "These are my comrades' letters." "Georges Herbillon, Jean's brother." "Hello!" "You'd rather say good bye." "Go away, you rascal." "I'm honored, madam." " He's awful." " No, he is charming." "I had forgotten that letter." "Maury gave it to me." "We're in the same crew." "I told him I'd go see his wife." "I'll have to go tomorrow." " Not tomorrow." " Why?" "Well, I meant that you could go later." "Tomorrow, you're mine and mine only." "And day after tomorrow and after that too." "Please come in, Sir." " What name shall I give?" " Lieutenant Herbillon." "I was expecting you." "Denise?" "Claude asked me if you'd come." "Claude?" "Hélène Maury?" "It can't be." "Jean..." "Could I know, could I foresee that you'd be together?" " But you did know." " I only knew the day you left." "And after, I only knew one thing:" "I was in love with you." "Jean!" "And when one loves, one lies, cheats one hides, one lets the other believe?" "Please, think it over!" "You chased me." "I didn't give you my name nor my address." "but when I knew you were leaving, that I wouldn't see you any more... then, I didn't have the strength." " But you knew I'd meet him." " Was I to shout that you'd see my husband." " But after, you should have told me." "I didn't dare." "I let things go their way." "I left it to chance." "That's a good reason." "Was it a crime to want to keep you?" "Are you crazy?" "Who do you think I am?" "Don't you know how much Maury loves you?" "But it's you whom I love." "But your husband and I are more than brothers." "We're a crew." "You wouldn't care if you loved me." "Jean!" "You're leaving?" "Forever?" "I don't know." "I don't know anything anymore." "Jean..." "Jean!" "Hello, madam." "Wait at the street corner." "Your brother asked you to phone?" "No, he didn't." "Sit down, will you, madam?" "I'm frightened for him, madam." "I don't know what's with him but I've never seen him like that." "And last night, he..." "He was very unhappy." "So I thought that it might be because of you." "So..." "Well, if you could see him..." "He won't let me." "I tried phoning him." "He won't answer." "What can I do?" "God, what can I do?" "Why don't you go into that café?" "He's in there." "In the café?" "That's why I asked you to come." "He often comes here." "I followed him this morning, and when I saw him sit down, I phoned you." " Where is he?" " Oh the left by the door." "Thank you, child." "That was a very nice thing to do." "Don't tell him I phoned you." "Tell him it was just luck." "Ask for "l'Intran"." "The Germans are attacking on the Somme." "Ask for "L'Intran"." "New German attack on the river Somme." " Everything all right, sir?" " Yes, all right." " Your observer has just arrived, Sir." " Herbillon?" "Where is he?" "That's for Narbonne..." "Marbot's pipes." "music for the piano player." "That's Eugène's necklace." "And that, yes..." "collars for Mézières." "He won't need them, sir." "Won't need them?" "Mézières?" "Yes." "Shot down on the 17th." "Well, sir, I hope you had fun in Paris." "Ah, Paris!" "Paris!" "It's everything in life!" "I live in Grenelle." "It's a nice district, isn't it?" "I've still got to wait two or three months before I can go back." "A long wait!" "A long time, especially when I think of my wife." "You never know." "You can be too late." "It's not a good thing, sir, to leave your wife alone that long." "She can get ideas." "A wife is like a cooking pot on the fire, you must watch it." "Hope you're not sore about my not greeting you earlier." "I was checking on our plane." "We'll do great work together." "Was it a good leave?" "Yes, not bad." "You look tired." "No." "What about Hélène?" "I'd like to know: did you see her?" "How was she?" "She's not unwell, is she?" "In ten days, she's only written once." "What's wrong?" "Listen, Maury, I must..." "Hélène is sick." "I knew it." "It was going too well." "I was too happy." "I've always been so worried about her health." "Is it serious?" "Do speak, I beg you." "She is feeling quite well." "I only saw her a few minutes." "So what?" "So what?" "Isn't that enough?" "No..." "Well, tell me how you found her." "She is beautiful, isn't she?" "Did she talk about me?" "Of course, but I only saw her five or ten minutes." " Was she wearing that dress?" " In truth, I couldn't say." "Sorry!" "I'm selfish, I didn't ask you about your girlfriend." "Have you seen her often?" "Sorry, I don't feel like answering these questions." "Can't you see I want to be alone?" "Sorry." "Present arms!" "Commendation for Bravery," "Lieutenant Fortin, military doctor." "On April the 15th, leaves for an important mission." "Wounded, his plane full of shrapnel impacts, he showed magnificent persistence." "He ends his mission and returns to base." "Commendation for lieutenants Maury and Herbillon who completed different sorts of missions." "On May 10th, attacked by four German planes, they shot one down and finished their mission." "Military Medal, Sergeant Guillemin, pilot." "Protecting a plane from the squadron which was shot down, he decides to avenge his comrade." "Faces seven enemy planes, and because of his skill and courage, shoots two of them down." " Where are you going?" " Stay here, Herbillon!" "He's drunk." "He's too young." "Can't hold his booze." " Maury!" " Sir!" "Stand in for me." "What are you doing here?" "You're not drunk at all." "Why wouldn't you embrace Maury?" "You even refused to drink with him." "You behaved like a scoundrel." "I beg you." "I can't take it any more." "Give me a light." "Can we have a cigarette?" "We haven't had a smoke for three days." "Here you are." "Which unit, pal?" "Which unit?" "It was the 54th." "That's it." "Thank you." "Did you see that?" "You heard?" "Think of those guys, Herbillon, will you?" "Yes, sir." " Georges Herbillon, please." " Please, come in, madam." "This way." "Can you wait a while please?" " Thank you." "You're here for Georges, madam." "My son is not feeling well." "Sit down, please." "Can I give him a message?" "No, thank you." "I would have liked to know..." "This call may seem strange to you but you see I'm a friend of your son's, of Jean." "How can I help you, madam?" "He was..." "We were...." "He used to write to me a lot." "But now..." "I haven't had any news for quite a while." " I came..." " Please, don't be so upset." "He should know his silence is a torture to me." "Come on, child, you mustn't bear him a grudge." "You mustn't worry about him." "I got a card this morning." "Wait, I'll show you." "There it is." "I was pleased to get this letter." "Listen!" "Our captain has left on leave and Maury stands in for him." "Now, here..." ""We're going for a fortnight right at Chateauneuf en Champagne."" "Where's Florence?" "The owner is wanted!" "Florence!" "Florence!" "Florence!" "They're still hollering for Florence, the owner." " Can't they shut up?" " What did you think?" "That you'd take me to the country to pick daisies?" "Enough!" "Enough!" "Sit down!" " Won't you sit down?" " I'll be back soon." "Don't you panic." "How is the bearded one?" "Hello Florence." " You're not betting?" " I don't own oil rigs!" "If you don't like it here, go to some other place." "You're really too noisy!" "Come on, guys, you're sleeping." "Some guys are always early." "Why don't you sit down?" "Want me to help you?" "Herbillon." "Start playing, Chopin." "When at night you feel blue" "Despite your smoking and drinking" "In your heart the wind of fear is blowing" "You want some courage back and" "You hold in your tired hand" "The picture of your beloved" "Or her little love letter That you read again and again" "And your fate seems sweeter to you" "One forgets it all for a woman's look" "One forgets it all with a little bit of love" "A nice smile blows away your dark thoughts" "One only night will make the days sweeter" "One forgets it all for a woman's look" "One forgets it all with a little bit of love" "Come on, all together!" "One forgets it all for a woman's look" "Hey, handsome, you don't seem to be having much fun." "Sadness is not liked around here." "Can't you sit elsewhere?" " Don't count on it." "I'm doing fine." " Sorry but you need to get away from here." " No one has ever..." "I'll be the first." "Leave that woman alone." "The lady likes my knees better." "A matter of taste." " Leave her alone or..." " Shut up!" "Sober up first." "I'm not done with you." "I'll see you again." "You're a strange one." "First you didn't want me and now you'd fight for me." "You're hard to understand." "That may be why I like you." "You wanted to see me?" "You know I stand in for the captain while he is on leave." " Why didn't you tell me about that silly quarrel?" " Which one?" "The one in the cabaret." "The officer lodged a complaint." "Have a look." "No, I'm not interested." "I'll try and quiet things down but, please, don't do it again." " Being that drunk..." " I wasn't drunk." " You didn't care about that girl." " Why wouldn't I?" "She's as good as another." " You want me to believe..." " That what?" "I'm no saint." "This is a private matter." "If you want to punish me, do it." "When not in service, I'm free to love whom I want to." "All right, you can go." "Jean!" "I forgot." "I got a telegram." "My wife is coming tomorrow." "Your wife is coming tomorrow!" "I'm very happy for you." "Jean..." "Won't you tell me what took you so far away from me?" "I don't know." "There's something in you that pushes people away." "You say it yourself." "I think we've got the right number." "Really?" "1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13." "That number brings bad luck." "If you care about that, I can't help you." "What's going on?" "A general coming for lunch?" "Much better: a woman!" "A woman?" "They're coming." "Hurry up!" "The rabbit!" "Look sharp!" "It's like a revue in here!" "Well, let me present you to the troupe." "Let me introduce..." "Narbonne." "Fortin." "Deschamps and Eugène, our mascot." "Marbot." "Michel." "Brulard." "Bireuze." "Laudec." "Deville." "But we're missing Herbillon." "That's the young man who came to see you." " Where is he?" " Just saw him." "He ran away." "He must be at Florence's." "Is it true she seduced him?" "I'd love to be in his shoes." "He is a lucky guy." " May I, darling?" " Yes, thank you." "He rebuffed the guy, didn't he?" " Women love that." " I had trouble with a gendarme too." "What a drag!" "Don't you think so, Eugène?" "Who's this Florence?" "I never saw her but I was told she's a fine broad" "Sorry, madam, a beautiful bar girl." "As Herbillon is handsome, Florence fell in his arms." " What's wrong?" "You're not hungry?" " I am, I am." "Come in." " I said I want to be alone." " Sorry, sir, but the lady..." "The lady really insisted." "Jean!" " You here!" "It's madness." " No one saw me come." "I swear." "But why did you come to Chateauneuf?" "You're asking why?" "You have no right to act like you did." "If you've stopped loving me, you should have written to me." "But your silence..." "Oh, Jean, you hurt me so much." " Listen, Denise." " You still love me..." "I don't know any more." "I don't know if I hate you, if I hate Maury." "But there's one thing I know for sure." "I hate myself." "But why?" "Why do you torment yourself?" "What's changed since..." "since we met in Paris?" "Stop it, please." "Can you imagine a friend .more than a friend who questions me in a brotherly way about you, Denise and about you, Hélène." "It drove me crazy." "And we fly together, fight together, drink, we're commended together." "Always together!" "What's the use?" "You can't understand what it's like to be a crew." "A crew?" "Yes, yes, I do understand." "It's very beautiful." "Jean..." "I'm ready to give it all up." "All of it!" "Without thinking, without looking back." "I love you, I love you despite the harm you do to me." "In spite of..." "Of that woman." "What woman?" "Florence." "Florence?" "You're mad." "That was only to avoid Claude's suspicions." "I can assure you there's no one." "Get away from there." "Herbillon, wake up!" "Or I'll break down the door." "He's not here." "Isn't he?" " He told me he wasn't here." " See?" "I was right." "The swine was at home." "Ah, you joker!" "We went to Florence's." "When you weren't there, we thought you were sick." " He thought that." "I didn't." "I was sure you were in your room." "Yes, I was." "So what?" " So what?" "We spoke about you at lunch." " Did you?" "Oh yes, the Fokker!" "I would have liked to see that fight at Florence's." "By the way, you know of course that Maury quashed the complaint." "He's a good guy after all." "We misjudged him!" "That's what you say?" "What a nerve!" "After your row, Herbillon was the only fair one." "That's right, I grant you that." "Sorry, guys, but I have a splitting headache." "Don't be mad at us." "We're leaving." "Are you coming?" "What?" "Well that's just great." "You can't even take a catnap at a friend's place." "Where's Eugène?" "Ah, here he is." "Ah, great!" "Look, Narbonne!" "Come see his headache!" "Tricky bastard!" "He really fooled us." "Another one already?" "Poor Florence." " Listen" " See you tonight." "You should have come to lunch because Maury's wife..." "She's something, a real woman." "Sorry, we had no idea we were intruding." "Goodbye, give your migraine a kiss from me." "You've got to go." "They might be back any time." " Shall I see you again?" " You will." "Where?" "I don't know, but I'll find a place." "Where were you at lunch?" "They came for you." "I wasn't hungry." "All your aviators are here." " Is there a woman with them?" " Yes." "They're coming this way?" "No, they're on the other side." "So it's settled, right?" "I can count on you?" "Of course, kid." "Don't worry about me." "Go!" " How are you?" " I'm fine." "Thank you." "I wouldn't have thought that we'd meet here." "Are you frightened to be so near the frontline?" "No." "I hadn't even thought about it, actually." "Everything all right, gentlemen?" "All is well?" "Glad to see you here, madam." "It's not a posh place but they have fun here." "In these times, you must make the best of things." "Get away from here." "You won't let die of thirst, will you, guys?" "Thanks." "To your health, madam." "You've got pretty hands." "Let me see." " You can read palms?" " Yes, sometimes." "You've got every talent." "Don't cut off my inspiration." "You'll have a long life, but you'll have diseases." " You've already been ill?" " Yes." "Original personality... self-centered, withdrawn." "Yes, I think I am." "I can see..." "Wait!" "I can see in the heart line... hard to get happiness." "But you will live with the man you love." "longer than you may think now." " More." " The heart line doesn't say more." "Let's see the fate line." "Oh, that's something." "Give me your left hand." "What?" "What do you see?" "I can't say that in front of every one." "Come closer." " No whispering." " You're too nosy, fatty." "He'll wait for you here, tomorrow at 5 p.m." "Is it really so extraordinary?" "No, no." "Nothing out of the ordinary." "Yet, I thank you." "No thanks, or it won't happen." "No, I thank you." "I'll be going." "I've got others to take care of." "We shall meet again." " It's all right then?" "Tomorrow at five?" " Lucky bastard." "Come on, put yourself at it!" "We're moving up towards the Marne near Chateau Thierry." "The planes are waiting for us there." "The Germans will attack." "It's their last card, so I'm told." "Here's the schedule: tomorrow morning at 10, we move out." "Get ready while I'll go to Chalon to get the captain." " Thélis is coming back?" " Yes, he must have smelled gunpowder." "Back to fighting!" " Will it be that serious?" " We'll soon see." " We'll sure get hurt." " Badly!" " Understood?" " Yes." "Make sure the absentees know about the orders." "Where's Herbillon?" "We'll tell him." "All right, so..." " What's the matter?" " Sir, it's your wife." " My wife?" " Yes." " Tell her I'll be right there." " All right, sir." "The lieutenant is in a meeting." "He asks you to wait." "Thank you." "You're late, pal." "Take this off, we're leaving." " We're leaving?" " I know for sure." "I heard them say it." "Tomorrow at 10 for the frontline." "On our way to Chateau-Thierry." "We're launching an attack." "What a rotten life." "It was so nice here." " It might not be that bad." " Says you who gets to stay on the ground." "Your ass never leaves the ground but for those who fly..." "I feel they'll get half the squadron down." "Imagine being up there with the fighters, in a combat area." " You may come in, madam." " May I ask you..." " Come on, Marbot, hurry up!" " I'm sorry, madam." " Am I disturbing you?" " You never do, darling." "Come and sit down." "No, not there." "Here, close to me." "I came to tell you that I was going for a walk." "Very good." "Why that look?" "Was that meeting important?" "No, absolutely not." "You're leaving?" "Why hide it from me?" "I didn't mean to hide it, I just don't want you to worry." "It's dangerous, then." "No more than usual." "That's not true." "I heard the soldiers." "Those men leaving the room, men who don't scare easily." "Claude, please..." " Hélène, come on!" " Isn't there anything you can do?" "If you love me, stop that." "You can, you must, you're the leader." "Quiet down." "Nothing will happen to me." "I promise, I'll be careful." "Claude!" "You don't understand, do you?" "Come in." "A message from HQ, sir." "Thank you." "Now this is really crazy." " You're leaving at once?" " No, don't worry, darling." "They want one of us to volunteer to train the new guys in Fontainebleau." "It doesn't make any sense." "What are you saying?" "In Fontainebleau?" "That they should propose this before an attack!" " Hey!" " Do you think it's easy to be quiet when all you love is in danger." "My dear Hélène..." "You don't know how happy you make me." "But even you couldn't make me leave the squadron today." "At a time like this." "Even I?" "You're late." "He's been waiting a long time." " Up there, room 3." " Thank you." " What are you doing here?" " A soldier's asking for you." "A soldier?" " Here he is." " What do you want?" "I must speak to Lt. Herbillon." " Herbillon?" " Yes." "You can see he isn't here." " Really?" " What do you mean?" "Don't lie." "It's really serious." "I told you he isn't here." "All right." "Why did you want the lieutenant?" "We're going up tomorrow morning." "I must find him, see?" "Tomorrow?" "Good riddance!" "You're going to a dangerous zone." "Your lives will be at risk day and night." "Most won't come back." " I don't understand, you're raving." " If you love me, don't go." "You're losing your mind." "You'd rather see me shot as a deserter?" "Jean..." "They want a volunteer for Fontainebleau, away from the front." "I was in the office when Claude got the message from HQ." "So what?" "Denise... you didn't really think I could do it?" "While the others..." "Thélis, Marbot, Deschamps, Maury?" "Only a woman could suggest..." " It takes a woman to love." " I can't leave my comrades." " I love you." " What would Thélis say?" " I love you." " And Maury?" "I can't." "Even you can't make me do it." "Even I?" "You passed the word." "I have to go." "Shall I see you again tonight?" "You're going?" "You won't change your mind?" "It's not so dramatic." "When we're together again, you'll think of it as of a bad dream." "Nothing but a bad dream." "See you later." "Jean!" " You will leave?" " Come on, Denise, be sensible." "Listen to me, Jean." "Listen carefully." "As I'm nothing to you, I don't care." "I respect nothing." "Today, not only Claude but the whole squadron will know everything." "Everything!" "You want to leave with your dear comrades, your dear crew." "You want their respect more than anything, more than me." "We'll see what they do to someone who stole his crew mate's wife." "I'm ready to pay the price for my love." "Pay for yours." "You're back!" "You know we're leaving tomorrow?" "Yes, sir." "About that..." "I wanted..." "I wanted to speak to you." "Well, speak." "I'd rather see you alone." "A service matter?" "Yes." "Speak in front of Maury." "He is squadron leader until midnight." "I'm asking for the instructor job in Fontainebleau." "which is offered to a volunteer in the squadron." "I didn't know I had that sort of volunteer here." "You have the right to ask." "How did you learn of this?" "The proposal has not even been posted." "No, but I shall tell you." " It's by some..." " I think I remember." "there was no one in the office when I was given the message." "I'm sorry to insist, sir, but to me it has some importance." "That's right, Herbillon." "How did you know?" "Who told you?" "I was about to say it." " I met an officer from HQ." " What's his name?" "I don't know, I forgot his name." "I met him at Florence's." "It doesn't really matter." "Fill in the application." "May I leave, sir?" "Good night, Maury." "Be at the car park at 9." "You forgot to write your commendation." "Start again." "I'll tell your comrades you were chosen." "I don't want the others..." "I'd rather they miss you." "Sir..." "No, I can't." "Don't despise me." "It wasn't out of fear." "But if you knew..." "If I told you..." "Don't talk." "It's not necessary." "Is that you, Claude?" "I'm coming." "I've almost finished packing." "What time..." "Captain Thélis, squadron leader." "Sit down, please." "It's about Herbillon, madam." " I don't understand." " He's staying with us." "You rejected his application?" "You had no right." "I refused nothing." "He tore it up." "Tore it up?" "Yet he loves you, madam, believe me." "Words." "He's staying." "That's all I see." "Did you think he'd forget..." "What?" "The squadron?" "You?" "His honor?" "The crew?" "Please, no." "He'd rather get killed and leave me whom he loves." "Don't explain." "I will never understand." "Can't you see that taking Herbillon with you, you lose him?" "What?" "Imagine him, away from the squadron." "The papers, letters bring him news from the frontline, from us." "A revolt rises inside him which is stronger than his love." "And one day, he starts hating you." " Enough." " He'll never forgive you." "When he meets another woman, he'll give her all his love, to get away from you, a witness to his cowardice." "Stop it!" "Stop it!" "The captain is asking for you, we're leaving." "All right, I'm coming." "Claude, I'm so afraid." "You mustn't." "Quiet down." "We shall come back." "Certainly, Claude, certainly." "You must come back." "Certainly." " Maury, the captain's waiting." " Goodbye, madam." " It's the last one." " We'll see you soon." "Denise." "Denise, at last!" "Come!" "I've tried to see you all morning." " You're mad at me?" " How could I, my darling?" "I thought about it." "I understand." "You had to go." " Forgive me!" " Denise!" "I'd never dared to hope that you'd say that." "My love, you're brave." "You're sweet." "I love you." "I love you." "Don't lose hope." "See you soon." "See you soon." "Hello?" "Hello?" "Squadron 37?" "The Germans are trying to launch three bridges on the river." "Infantry and artillery need information." "Give us the position of the machine guns." "Destroy the bridges." "Destroy bridges." "Disorganize support lines." "But watch out!" "The enemy has 20 fighter squadrons in the area." "Success is a matter of speed." " Simoni!" " Yes sir!" " Call the pilots." " Very well." "All pilots report to captain." "All pilots report to captain!" "All pilots report to captain!" "All pilots report to captain!" "Listen carefully." "I won't have time to repeat." "It will harder than ever." "Here are the orders." " Deschamps..." " Here." "You'll liaise with the infantry." "Stay this side of the river at 30 yards until you run out of gas." " Doc." " Yes." "You're in charge of the three bridges." "You'll see with the artillery men." "Take some bombs in case." "Michel, you'll spray the advanced troops." "Be careful, our soldiers are very close to the enemy." "Maury, you'll throw chaos in their back lines." "Action area: 20 km in width, 10 in depth." "It's the most dangerous." "You'll get through, I'm sure." "For the others, a plane on watch." " Ready?" " Yes, sir." "Nobody leaves before I'm back." "I'll reconnoiter the area." "See you soon." "Always first to leave." "If he didn't, he wouldn't be Thélis." "We must wait till Thélis comes back." " Lucas, the engine is all right?" " Yes, sir." "Be ready." "We might leave at any time." "I'll be at the armorer's." "Wait, Herbillon, I must talk to you." " All right?" "It's over?" " Yes, sir." "Herbillon... the time has come, I think, to tell me what there is between my wife and you." "You're crazy!" "No." "I was." "I was when I trusted you, when I was so forbearing when you returned from Paris." "But now I see things much more clearly." "Your repulsion for me." " Very inventive!" "You were much more inventive when you spoke of that HQ officer." "Hélène was the only one to know about the position in Fontainebleau." "Come on, pal, show some courage." "We probably won't come back from that mission." "So I'm asking you and I don't feel angry" "What is there between Hélène and you?" "She loves you," "I know that." "But what about you?" "You are her lover, aren't you?" "Answer me!" "Must I shout abuse at you?" " You're crazy." " You're a coward when you don't answer." " You've got no right." " The captain's plane!" " The captain's plane!" "Look!" " What's wrong?" " What is he doing?" "He is going up." "He is going into a spiral dive." "What's going on?" "Thélis!" "It can't be!" " His plane overturned." "We must go!" " Doc!" "Quick!" "A car!" "Watch out!" "Four bullets..." "Yet, he found the strength to land." "Come on, let's go." "Take as many cartridges as you can." "They must pay for that dearly." "I've got no cartridges left." "Let's go back." "The Marne!" "We'll be all right." "Hélène..." "I'm sorry to bother you but can you straighten my pillows?" "Mr. Maury, a young man is asking for you." " A young man?" " Yes." "Let him in." "Who can he be?" "It's here, boy." "Only five minutes, Mr. Maury." " Hello, sir." " Hello." "My name's Georges Herbillon, the brother of..." "Oh, goodness." "That's my wife." "You know, Hélène, he is Jean Herbillon's brother," "Jean who was with me for my last combat." "Yes." "Come closer." "Shake my hand with strength as your brother used to." "Sit close to me, closer." "Good." "How did you find me?" "Deschamps wrote us a letter and said where you were." "Mum wanted to know how..." "Since she heard the news, she can't..." "Jean..." "Jean..." "Did he feel much pain?" "When he died?" "No." "Tell me about him, Mr. Maury." "Jean loved you very much." "He was so proud of you." "You must know what he said about you on his last leave." "Mr. Maury..." "Mr. Maury... when you brought him back, did he think of us a little?" "He did." "He did." "His last words were for you." "and for his mum." " The five minutes are up." " Yes, one second." "Hélène, be kind enough to walk Georges to the door." "Yes." "Thank you." "Thank you for coming, kid." " Goodbye, Mr. Maury." " Goodbye." " Goodbye, madam." " Georges, dear, don't judge me." "I loved him." " I loved him so much." " He loved you too." "Is that you, Hélène?" "He's nice, that kid." "Yes." "But you know," "I didn't have the courage." "I lied." "The only name Herbillon uttered before he died was the name of the woman he loved." "She was called Denise." "Poor woman." "She must feel such pain." "Don't say anything else, Claude." "You must think of yourself now." "Open the window." "It's stifling in here." 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