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I'm attempting to indicate
the utter absurdity
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of the line of questioning
used by the prosecutor.
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Mr Prosecutor.
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So you freely admit, Private Ferol,
that you retreated.
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Yes, sir. Me and Meyer both.
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I knew we should have took Ant Hill,
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but we came on back.
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(Major Saint-Auban) That's all.
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The accused may return to his seat.
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Private Arnaud.
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- Did you advance?
- Yes, sir.
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until I was ordered back
to the trenches by Captain Renoir.
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- How far did you advance?
- Into the wire, sir.
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The... enemy wire, I suppose?
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No, sir. It was our wire.
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You mean to tell me that you didn't
advance any further than our wire?
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No, sir, I didn't.
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How far would you say that was?
How many metres?
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I advanced as far as I could.
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- How many metres?
- Not many.
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Not many.
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Now, Private Arnaud.
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Before you were ordered back, did you
urge your fellow soldiers forward?
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Most of them were dead or wounded
before they'd taken three steps.
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- Reply to the question.
- I didn't urge them on, no, sir.
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Thank you.
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Private Arnaud.
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At ease, please.
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Aside from your sad failure
to give throat to spirited battle cries,
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did your behaviour differ from
that of other men in your company?