CHIVALRY & INNOCENCE
I had a significant story from a naval officer. • His destroyer had sunk a German ship off the Norwegian coast and taken its captain aboard. The German was a devout Catholic, and, as it seemed to the British officers, a man worthy of respect. They treated him very well indeed. Then, as the commander of the destroyer was spending the night on the bridge, he offered his cabin, the best on the ship, to the German. But down below the German stopped short on the threshold of the cabin and backed away: “No,” he said, “this is a trap of some sort ... It is impossible that you'd be giving your commander’s cabin to a prisoner.” “But why? You're our guest.” And then, convinced they were in earnest, he stood and looked at them for a long time in silence. Then his eyes filled with tears and he said: “Ah, you poor lads! You’ve no idea what you're fighting against.” (Andre Maurois in “Battle of France.”)
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Manawatu Times, Volume 66, Issue 17, 21 January 1941, Page 6
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167CHIVALRY & INNOCENCE Manawatu Times, Volume 66, Issue 17, 21 January 1941, Page 6
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