This officer had lost
three brothers in action, and loved Guynemer as if he had been another
younger brother. Indeed, Guynemer said later that La Tour loved him more
than any other did.
"Don't you see any change in me?" Guynemer asked.
"No, you're just as usual."
"No, there's a change!"
"Oh, I see; you mean your English order; it does look well."
"There's something else. Look closer."
La Tour at last discovered the three stripes on the cap and sleeves.
"What! Are you a captain?"
"Yes, a captain," and Guynemer laughed his boyish laugh.--This kid a
captain! So I am not an impressive captain, then? I haven't run risks
enough to be a captain, probably!--His laugh said all this.
Lieutenant Constantin also says in his notes: "Guynemer disliked walking
about Paris, because people recognized him. When he saw them turn to
look at him, he would grumble at the curse of having a face that was
public property. So he preferred waiting for evening, and then drove his
little white car up the Champs Elysees to the Bois. He enjoyed this
peaceful recreation thoroughly, and forgot the excitement of his life at
the front.
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