or their safety. After she has sacrificed her honor and is weeping at the indignation she feels from the betrayal of her companions, Madame Loiseau says of Boule de Suif, “She’s weeping for shame” (de Maupassant 29). Only Cornudet seems to appreciate the monumental honor in her sacrifice as he whistles and hums the following lyrics, “Amour sacre de la patrie, / Conduis, soutiens, nos bras vengeurs, / Liberte, liberte, cherie, / Combats avec tes defenseurs!” (de Maupassant 29). Thus, in an effort to do something honorable, Boule de Suif is hypocritically cast into the arms of the Prussian soldier by her companions, only t
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