The Adventures of Gerard Chapter 18 - How the Brigadier Bore Himself at Waterloo, Part 2

In which our gallant narrator, seeking Marshal Grouchy amidst the turbulent march of Prussian troops, finds himself ensnared in a Belgian inn where loyalties are as tangled as the opposing armies’ movements. Concealed in the attic and observing the grim passage of the exhausted soldiers below, he contemplates the weight of his mission whilst fate holds him captive and offers unexpected encounters within the very heart of the enemy’s advance.