ten until two
Surely this is a happy day for you , even though he came back with a wound ! '' The joy of the people of Rheims was short-lived . The Germans had been driven out , it is true , but they had gone only a short distance to the east , and there , upon the banks of the Aisne , had securely entrenched themselves , venting their rage upon the City by daily bombardments . From ten until two nearly every day the inhabitants of the stricken City for the most part sat in their cellars listening to the whistling of shells and the crash of falling timbers and tiles . When the noise ceased , they returned to the light and air once more and looked about to see the extent of the damage done . Dur ing the rest of the day they went about their routine as usual , hoping against hope that the French Armies , which were now between Rheims and the enemy , would be able not only to defend the City but to drive the Germans still farther toward the Rhine . When the Twins reached the Cathedral the morning after the return of the French troops , they found their Father resting after an operation which had removed from his leg a piece of shell , which had nearly cost his life and would make him permanently lame .