We trembled, we did not know why.
I reached out my hand to him, and rose; we embraced each other like
brothers.
"Good-by, Father Moses," said he, "good-by for a long while."
"You are going at once, then?"
"Yes!"
"You know, sergeant, that you will always have friends here. You will
come and see us. If you need anything----"
"Yes, yes, I know it. You are true friends--excellent people!"
He shook my hand vehemently.
Then he took up his musket, and we were all following him, expressing
our good wishes, when he turned, with tears in his eyes, and embraced
my wife, saying:
"I must embrace you, too; there is no harm in it, is there, Madame
Sorle?"
"Oh, no!" said she, "you are one of the family, and I will embrace
Zeffen for you!"