"Eet is the--what-you-say--" "Amnesia." The answer had come quietly from the girl.

Ba'tiste turned excitedly.
"Ah, _oui_! Eet is the amnesia.

Many time I have seen it--" he waved a hand--"across the way, _ne c'est pas_?
Eet is when the mind he will no work--what you say--he will not stick on the job.

See--" he gesticulated now with both hands--"eet is like a wall.

I see eet with the shell shock.