One character in this story resembling Henry IV is the Comte de Breville.
This story begins by describing processions of troops with such names as "Citizens of the Tomb" and "Brethren in Death." In one scene, a nun explains how she would not hesitate to kill her parents if she had received a divine order to do so. One character in this story resembling Henry IV is the Comte de Breville. In this story's final scene, Cornudet irritates everyone by loudly whistling the Marseillaise. It ends with the title character crying as no one offers her food, even though she had earlier shared her picnic basket. This story climaxes with Elisabeth Rousset sleeping with a Prussian officer, allowing the coach to leave. For 10 points, name this Guy de Maupassant story about an obese prostitute.
This story begins by describing processions of troops with such names as "Citizens of the Tomb" and "Brethren in Death.
"Ball of Fat" [or "Boule de Suif"]