Papillon by Henri Charriere

Author:Henri Charriere [Charriere, Henri]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, pdf
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

The great door of the Réclusion opened to let us through. Escorted by one guard, we walked slowly down the path that led to the camp. The sea lay below us, sparkling. Royale was opposite, very green and dotted with red roofs. Diable was over there, grim and wild. I asked the guard if I could sit down for a few minutes. Maturette and I sat on either side of Clousiot and grasped each other’s hands. The contact aroused a strange emotion and we embraced without speaking.

The guard said, “Come on, guys, we’ve got to get going.”

Slowly, very slowly, we walked down to the camp. Maturette and I went in together, still holding each other by the hand, followed by the two stretcher-bearers carrying our dying friend.

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