All Quiet On The Western Front Page #5

and I'd just love to

get out of it.

Kiss my butt!

It isn't customary to ask for

salutes here.

But I'll tell you what we'll do.

We're going to attack a town that

we tried to take once before.

Many killed and many wounded.

It was great fun.

This time you're

going with us.

If any of us stops a bullet,

before we die...

we're going to come to you, click

our heels together and ask stiffly...

"Please, Sergeant Himmelstoss,

may we go?"

You'll...

You'll pay for this,

you...

There it is.

Right on time. Better

get ready, boys.

I'm wounded!

I'm wounded!

It's just a scratch, you yellow rat!

Up! Get out with the others!

- Up!

- No! No! No!

You yellow rat!

Stinking yellow rat! Let the

others do it, eh?

Get up!

Get up!

Get up! Forward!

- Get out here.

- Command... was forward.

Command was forward!

Forward!

Forward! Forward!

Forward!

Forward!

Counterattack.

I want to help you.

I want to help you.

Stop that! Stop it, stop it.

I can bear the rest of it.

I can't listen to that!

Why do you take so long dying?

You're going to die anyway!

Oh, no.

Oh, no. You won't die.

Oh, no. You won't die. They're

only little wounds.

You'll get home. You'll be

all right.

You'll get home long

before I will.

You know I can't run away. That's

why you accuse me.

I tell you, I didn't want to kill you.

I tried to keep you alive.

If you jumped in here again,

I wouldn't do it.

When you jumped in here you were my

enemy, and I was afraid of you.

But you're just a man like me,

and I killed you.

Forgive me, comrade.

Say that for me. Say you

forgive me.

Oh, no. You're dead.

You're better off than I am.

You're through.

They can't do any more

to you now.

Oh, God, why did they

do this to us?

We only wanted to live,

you and I.

Why should they send us out

to fight each other?

If we threw away these rifles

and these uniforms...

you could be my brother just

like Kat and Albert.

You'll have to forgive me, comrade.

I'll do all I can.

I'll write to your parents.

I'll write to...

I'll write to your wife.

I'll write to her.

I promise she'll not want

for anything.

I'll help her and your

parents too.

Only forgive me.

Forgive me!

Forgive me. Forgive me.

Forgive me.

Terrible thing happened

yesterday.

I stabbed a man. With my own

hands, stabbed him.

I know how it is.

Your first time.

Never mind. The stretcher-bearers

will find him.

- He's dead. I watched him die.

- You couldn't do anything about it.

We have to kill. We

can't help it.

That's what we are here for.

Look there, for instance.

That got him. You should've seen how

he leaped in the air.

That fellow had to shoot with us

for today with three hits.

If he keeps it up, he'll have a

decoration for his...

buttonhole this evening.

Don't you lose any more sleep

over this business.

Maybe it was because I was out

there with him so long, huh?

Sure, that's it.

After all, war is war.

March! Forward!

Forward, march!

Quick there! Forward!

Company... halt!

Dismissed!

Uncommissioned officers,

enlisted men...

dismiss!

Come on! Let's get outta here!

- Give me your best sausage.

- Two.

Give me a beer.

One, two, three!

Hey, come on. A beer.

Hey, get out of here!

Come on. Give me a beer.

A beer. One b...

here's hoping we get falling-down

drunk tonight.

Here's how it started.

I'd forgotten there were

girls like that.

There aren't.

Just look at those thin,

little shoes.

She couldn't march many

miles in those.

Paul! Don't speak about marching.

You're boring the young lady.

A thousand pardons.

- How old you think she is?

- Oh, about 22.

No, that'd make her

older than us.

She's... 17.

A girl like that.

That'd be good,

Albert?

We wouldn't have much of a

chance with him around.

We could take a bath wash

our clothes...

All right.

And I might even go so far

as to get deloused.

Wait a minute! She's a long way

from here now.

Look at the date.

May, 1917.

- Four months ago.

- That's true.

Well, here's to her anyway.

Here's to them all,

everywhere.

Albert...

- We might as well wash up anyway.

- All right.

Personally, I like them

bigger around.

This conversation was on a high

moral plane up to now.

Now we do need a bath.

- A bath?

- For what?

You wouldn't understand.

This water is freezing. This romantic

business has gone too far.

Ahh, but think of her

beautiful eyes!

Oh, and her hair.

- Here we are!

- We're not gonna miss a thing!

Go away!

- What are you doing here?

- Bathing!

They tell me there's some people in

this world takes a bath every week!

Women!

Mademoiselle, you want to swim?

Mademoiselle!

Aw, baby!

Aw, no, girls! Don't go away!

Aw, mama!

- Please don't go!

- Don't go away!

Food! Food!

Halt! You know you're forbidden

to cross.

You fellows stay on this side

or you'll get...

yourselves in a lot of trouble.

What are they jabbering

about?

They want us to swing over tonight.

They're expecting us.

- That's fine!

- We'll do it!

That blonde's crazy about me.

But there's four of us and

only three of them.

I was the one that

stopped them!

That blonde piece of work is mine.

You three fight for what's left.

Fight's the word. All's fair

in love and war.

What do you mean? What're

you gonna do?

You'll find out.

Au revoir!

Au revoir!

- C'est moi, blondie!

- Bon ami! Bon ami!

Vos camarades!

Vos camarades!

She means the door.

Not only modest, but dashing!

A perfect fit.

It might've been made for me.

An officer's coat.

We're calling distinguished

company.

Merci.

Have another little drink,

comrade.

Is this your birthday

or mine?

Why?

You've been buying me drink

after drink for two hours.

What I'm trying to figure

out is why.

Why?

Why?

Oh. I it's just that the boys...

told me to amuse you

for a little while.

Oh, nice boys.

They... They said you'd

understand.

I've been betrayed!

Yeah, you certainly have.

Take that for a minute!

I'll give you more!

It's too loud.

Suzanne. And I wouldn't even

know you if I did.

And yet, I'll remember

you always.

Toujours.

Oh, if you could only know how

different this is...

from the women we

soldiers meet.

You. That's what I'm

talking about. Vous.

It seems as though all war and

terror and grossness...

had fallen away from me...

like a miracle.

Like something I never believed.

Pauvre garon.

Pauvre garon.

Frau Paul.

We're going, Paul.

Have a look. Nice, new coffins.

Huh! For us.

I must say, that's a very cheerful

preparation for this offensive.

That's very considerate of them.

But I don't see any long...

enough for our comrade Tjaden.

Mind you, I'm not speaking

to you, you traitors.

- But no coffin's gonna get me.

- I should say not, heartbreaker.

You'll be thankful if they slip

a waterproof sheet...

around that Aunt Sally of a

carcass of yours.

Oh... Oh, my side!

My side.

Catholic hospital,

Albert.

They say you always get good

food and good treatment.

- We're lucky.

- After that rainy dressing station...

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