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* Contents derived from the Sydney,New South Wales,:Herbert Scanlon,1922 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
A soldier revisits a family in a French village where he had been billeted in 1916, and admires the young boy whose birth had occurred during the height of a fierce battle.
An Australian soldier returns to a French village where he had been stationed during the war. The sight of his uniform draws much admiration and gratitude from the villagers.
When an Australian soldier returns to a French village where he had been stationed during the war, the villagers throw a party and it is here that he meets the delightful Susette who captures his heart.
Tending to the graves of the war dead, an Australian soldier and the young French girl he has fallen in love with reach a tiny grave. As the girl tearfully reveals that it belongs to her child, the soldier comes to realise how she must have suffered at the hands of the Germans who invaded her village.
Whilst the bustle of Paris enthralls a tourist, he is also aware of the seamier side of the big city. When he visits a theatre, the performance provides an ironic contrast to the reality outside.
