Two _avions_ flew very low. The daring Captain de Beauchamp soared over
the du Hély ravine; it looked as if we would skid along the ground----
We circled over the battlefield like a great bird that has discovered
its prey and is ready to sweep on it!
The _poilus_ themselves, whom we regarded as the messengers of victory,
swarmed around the superstructure of the Fort and signaled us! They
waved their handkerchiefs and flapped their great-coats like birds'
wings in order that we might recognize them.