She stops talking for a while and looks down at her hands. “Here in the fort, we are testing the gas results in confined spaces. That is important. Here in Morocco, the French soldiers love their barracks, which is good. So if the gas should work well in small spaces, we will be able to eliminate many French soldiers in their forts and barracks. Am I right or wrong?”
“You have a vivid imagination and still have a lot to learn,” says Juin, and this time he is smiling a little bit.
“Maybe,” she says. “It is a learning process for all. For the experiments here in the fort, we are using your and Rosseau’s men. We carefully note how they are affected by the gas, how they react, and how long it takes for them to die. Very interesting.”
“And how long will you continue with this madness?”
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