Somerset Maugham "French Joe" kokkuvõte!!
As a lieutenant of artillery
like his cousin Bonaparte, he had fought the Russians in the Crimea and also as a captain in the
Prussians in 1870. Joe showed him his scar in his bald head from an Uhlan's lance, but he put the
sword thorugh Uhlan's body and he dropped dead. Later Joe joined the communists, Monsieur
Thiers, for 6 weeks. After that he was sentenced to 5 years in New Caledonia. He was really angry
when he talked about the Uhlans, even though it happened a half century ago. He wished he was
shot instead of put in prison. He was a political prisoner but he was treated like vulgar criminal.
After that came the long journey in sailing ship with prisoners, the ship out in Melbourne, one of
the officers (fellow-Corsican) enabled him to slip over the side. He swam ashore and went straight
to the police station, where no one could understand him. They sent a translator to help him out, his
annaabi.ee 
