He was afraid of losing not his life, but his pluck, which he needed so much, which he knew would not stand the sight of those luckless wretches.

• 因为战场上已经没有一个活着的人了，法军于是对这个布满伤亡战士的疆场停止射击了，在看见那个沿着战场骑行的副官之后，便用大炮对他瞄准，扔出了几枚炮弹。