have sworn that he shot up a foot as he stood there,
at all events he felt suddenly tall as he also raised his
hand to the salute: 'Vive la France!' cried le tout
petit Loup in a voice that he managed to keep from
trembling,

Le tout petit Loup went back to the Bazaar, and
as good luck would have it Monsieur Bled did not
scold him: 'You are late/ he remarked, but quite
affably, for smart boys were increasingly hard
to come by. Then he said: 'I shall want you to clean
some windows this morning, but first you must sweep
the shop. Look, I have bought you a brand new
broom. "He is worth a new broom,55 I thought to
myself as I bought it. Allons, mon brave, en avant!5

So le tout petit Loup took off his best coat and
turned up his trousers and put on an apron. And he
went into action with a broom in his hand, killing
nothing more fierce than a wily old cockroach. And
he swept and he swept with the dust in his lungs, but
with something less dry than dust in his eyes. After
which he put away his new broom, fetched a bucket
and proceeded to clean the windows.

That evening Loup said to his father and mother:
'I have an announcement to make, my parents5; and
it must be admitted that he spoke pompously. CI
desire to announce ray plans for the future. Having
given the matter my careful attention I have come to
the conclusion that with my fine brains I cannot do
better than become a teacher. I shall therefore see
Monsieur Roland at once and inform him that I will
accept his suggestion. When the war is over there is
not the least doubt that my studies will be completed in
Paris.5
'Now blessed be God and His Golden Saints!3
exclaimed Marie; and she kissed le tout petit Loups
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