For, as a company of soldiers from Grouville, alarmed out of sleep by a distracted youth, hurried towards St.Heliers, they found Delagarde lying by the roadside, and they misunderstood what had happened.

Stooping over him an officer said pityingly: "See--he got this wound fighting the French!" With the soldiers was the youth who had warned them.

He ran forward with a cry, and knelt beside the wounded man.

He had no tears, he had no sorrow.

He was only sick and dumb, and he trembled with misery as he lifted up his father's head.