And then consciousness left me.

As I fell I heard the Emperor say, 'See that he gets the Legion of Honor if he survives.' People caught me in their arms.

When I woke up I was in France.

Here, at Aumenier, in my father's house." Young Marteau did not add to his story that, as he fell, he heard the Emperor, deeply moved, exclaim: "With such men what resources does not France possess ?" "And did the Emperor give you the cross ?" eagerly asked the girl.
"It was forgot until a few days since.

When I recovered I rejoined the regiment.