Chapter 9 III silence

Silence hangs over Paris, June.After the commotion, the rumours, and then these bombs that fell on the capital without thinking, and the air-raid sirens, and the chaotic procession of the houses in the cellar, and the children going back to the surface, blackened by briquettes, underground The crowd running in the railway passage, especially the voice of the mouth, these criticisms, gossip, predictions, and the noise in the press, after Myers︱E︱Kabir【Note 1】, the self-proclaimed Minister of Foreign Affairs【Note 1】 2. Declare: Great Britain has severed the last relations linking our two countries.And those conversations in the salon, Broche [Note 3], Pomahey [Note 4] in Perewasan Prison, Bloom [Note 5], Oriol [Note 6], Mendel Le [Note 7], Daladier [Note 8], and Zey [Note 9] are the companions of the cabinet!Mrs. General Le Mercier quoted "Gringle Weekly" [Note 10] and made such a comment.

[Annotation 1] Mels︱Egypt︱Kabir: French naval base in Algeria.In June 1940, Marshal Pétain announced an armistice with Germany, accepted the fact of occupation, and established an autocratic government in Vichy, known as the Vichy regime in history; General de Gaulle established a free French government-in-exile in London.Britain was worried that the French navy would join hands with the Germans, so it issued an ultimatum to the French fleet in the port of Myers︱E︱Kabir. French soldiers died. [Annotation 2] Bo Duan (1894︱1964): From June to October 1940, he served as the foreign minister of the Pétain government and played an important role in the German-French armistice agreement.

【Annotation 3】Bloche (1892︱1986): French aeronautical engineer, today the famous Dassault Group in the aviation industry was founded by him.In 1940, he refused to cooperate with the Petain government and was arrested and imprisoned.After the war, he changed his surname to Dassault and was a member of the National Assembly. 【Annotation 4】Pomahei (1897︱1984): From June to July 1940, he served as Minister of the Interior and Minister of Labor of the Pétain government. Later, because of his remarks attacking Marshal Pétain, He was arrested and imprisoned in October of the same year. 【Annotation 5】Bloom: In September 1940, the National Assembly voted to give Marshal Petain complete powers. Bloom voted against and was removed from office and imprisoned.

[Annotation 6] Oriol (1884︱1966): French leftist politician, the first post-war president (French Fourth Republic).In September 1940, Oriol voted in the National Assembly against giving Petain full powers and was arrested and imprisoned. 【Annotation 7】Mendel (1885︱1944): A French right-wing politician who once served as a member of the National Assembly opposed Marshal Pétain's peace with Germany and advocated moving the government to North Africa, 1940. Arrested and imprisoned in Morocco. [Annotation 8] Daladier (1884︱1970): French Radical Party politician, served as Prime Minister of France in 1938︱1940, under pressure in Britain in 1938 He signed the Munich Agreement on behalf of France. In 1940, he was arrested and imprisoned for opposing the Petain government.

【Annotation 9】Shang.Zey (1904︱1944): A politician of the French Radical Party. He was a member of the National Assembly and the Minister of Education. He resigned in 1939 and joined the army to join the war. In 1940, he advocated moving the government to North Africa. He was arrested and imprisoned by the Petain government on charges of defecting before the enemy. [Annotation 10] "Gringo Weekly": French right-wing political commentary and literary weekly, published from 1928 to 1944. After the war broke out, it supported the Vichy regime of Marshal Pétain.The name of the weekly magazine comes from the French poet and playwright Gringo (1475︱1539). Hugo portrayed this historical figure as the character of the same name in the novel "The Hunchback of Notre Dame".

In the silence that hangs over Paris, a warm, soft rain pours down the abandoned gardens.Since June 12, Alexander has not spoken.He doesn't even listen to the radio, the hissing voice broadcasts lies, our triumphant troops hold the enemy at the line of the Meuse[1], the enemy can never cross the Meuse[2], when Germany People are already encamped outside Paris, their tanks and armored vehicles shaking the streets, Boulevard Montparnasse, Boulevard Saint-Germain, these chariots drive up to the Champs Elysees! [Annotation 1] Maas River: a large river that originated in the Champagne region of France, flows through Belgium, and goes to the sea in the Netherlands.In May 1940, German Rommel's chariot troops crossed the Meuse River, the Belgian army was defeated, and the French defenders fought fiercely without their superior command. The defense line was breached within a week.

【Annotation 2】Main River: The main tributary of the Seine River, flowing out along the east side of the Paris Basin.On June 3rd, Paris was bombed for the first time. On June 13th, Paris was declared an undefended city. On June 13th, Paris was occupied by German troops. The apartment looked like it had been looted.The traces of paintings hanging on the wall, the feet of the piano, the wardrobe, the neo-Gothic style chest of drawers, and the traces of Alexander's desk.Almost everywhere, rolls of paper, wires, protruding from the dusty cardboard box, glass beads that no one wanted fell out, shining brightly, and there were clothes, shoes, tableware, and kitchen utensils in the box.People are waiting and no one knows what they are waiting for.Back to normal, as it should be.Now that the crisis is over, since nothing happened, not even a real war.Since everything ends before it begins.Confusing news, the voice of the Führer, echoing between the empty walls, growing louder as if from the summer sky, blowing like a storm.

Sunday lunch is no longer held.The regular guests fled, one by one, without leaving any explanation.They no longer know where to sit.All that was left in the living room was Justine's old easy chair, bug-bitten, faded, patched with resin and wire, and no junk dealer would want it. Among the last guests, Claudius.Talon is here.He pinned boldly the blue-white-red chrome badge of the Legion of Volunteers in France.He was talking nonsense.Action in France calls for a ban on Jewish cinemas!He solemnly read the article publicly announced by Captain Casabilonka: The German people are very excited, because this France, which was their enemy yesterday, can become a cooperative partner today.Eddie was disgusted. She walked for a long time on the deserted street, and Talon's nasal voice still lingered, still taunting in her ears: Goldberg, Westcoff, Levi, Kurt, that woman named Tarbuise, Jahou, this is London, the French speak to the French [Note 2]!And on the wall of the district government office in the 15th district, the decree issued by the "Government Gazette" is posted on the bulletin board:

[Annotation 1] French Volunteer Legion (LVF): The full name is the French Volunteer Legion Against Bolshevism. It was established after Germany invaded the Soviet Union in 1941. It used the French tricolor as its flag and went to the Soviet battlefield several times to join the German army. [Annotation 2] This sentence is the opening line of a program on London Radio.Between 1940 and 1944, General de Gaulle's Free French Government-in-Exile, supported by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in London, established Radio London to broadcast in French to Nazi-occupied France. Article 1: Anyone born into a family with three Jewish grandparents, or two Jewish grandparents with a Jewish spouse, shall be considered Jewish.Article 2: Jews are prohibited from entering and performing the following public and public functions: (1) Head of State, members of the Cabinet, members of the National Assembly, members of the Legion of Honor Committee, judges of the Supreme Court, members of the Guild of Mining Engineers, members of the Guild of Bridge and Road Engineers, members of the First Instance Court judges, magistrates; (2) officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, governors, deputy governors, and civil servants of the police department; (3) ordinary residents of the colonies, governors and chief executives; (4) all teaching positions; (5) army, air force and navy Military officers; (6) Employees of administrative agencies and public institutions.In addition to the above, Jews are also prohibited from performing the following jobs: editorial or administrative work for newspapers, periodicals (except scientific journals), film producer, director, screenwriter.Cinema or theater director.This Act shall apply throughout the whole country, Algeria and other colonies.

Signatories: Petain [Note 1], Laval [Note 2], Alibe [Note 3], Darlan [Note 4], Onchijie [Note 5], Bolan [Note 6]. 【Annotation 1】Pétain (1856︱1951): He served as the commander-in-chief of the French army in World War I and was considered a national hero. When Germany invaded France in 1940, he was the chairman of the National Assembly. Negotiated peace, accepted the fact of occupation, established an autocratic government, moved the capital to Vichy, known as the Vichy regime in history, was sentenced to death for treason after the war, and later commuted to life imprisonment. [Annotation 2] Laval (1883︱1945): Pétain's successor, who served as the vice-chairman of the National Assembly and prime minister, was executed for treason after the war.

[Annotation 3] Alibe (1887︱1963): Minister of Justice of the Petain government. [Annotation 4] Darlan (1881︱1942): French admiral, who served as the Minister of the Navy, Commander-in-Chief and Prime Minister of the Pétain government, was assassinated in 1942. [Annotation 5] Weng Qijie (1880︱1941): Minister of War and Commander-in-Chief of the Pétain government. [Annotation 6] Bolan (1898︱1977): Minister of Labor in the Petain government. Then another day: On June 2 the law mandated a Jewish census. All those who meet the definition of Jews should report to the provincial police station within one month, declare their occupation and household registration in writing, and issue a property list.Violations of this Act shall be punished with imprisonment.This law applies equally to France, Algeria, the colonies, Syria and Lebanon. besides: June 17 Law: The following occupations are prohibited for anyone of Jewish ethnicity: banker, insurance broker, political writer, money lender, futures broker, grain dealer, art dealer, antique dealer, forestry developer, casino operator, newspaper, magazine or radio journalist ,edit. Signatories: Petain, Darlan, Barthelemy (Minister of Justice), Luyd (Minister of Industrial Production), Jerome.Cacopino (Minister of Education). In "Gringle Weekly", these are the names: Hershey.Greenspan killed Feng.Rat's murderer [Note 1].Loeb and Bloom [Note 2] are the sinners, they caused the German-Austrian annexation [Note 3], they opened the borders to let Spanish refugees in, they sent the planes to the Spanish Red Army. [Annotation 1] On November 7, 1938, the Jewish-Polish youth Hescher.Greenspan shoots German diplomat vonRattle, Hitler took the opportunity to elevate the political nature of this incident, which became an excuse for the Nazis to violently attack Jews throughout Germany on Crystal Night on November 9.More than 30,000 Jewish men were arrested on Crystal Night and many were later deported. It is generally believed that this was the beginning of the organized massacre of Jews. [Annotation 2] Lobo: This should refer to the famous American banker Solomon who was born in a German Jewish family.Lou Bo (1828︱1903) or a member of his family.The anti-Semitic atmosphere at that time attributed all the crimes to the worldwide conspiracy of the Jews. Greenspan, Loeb, and Bloom were all Jews. [Annotation 3] German-Austrian merger: In March 1938, the Austrian Nazi Party had a coup with the support of Germany and became a de facto vassal state of Germany. The following month, it passed a referendum with more than 99% of the votes. The supplementary procedure, becoming a veritable vassal state, was the origin of Germany's annexation of neighboring countries before World War II. By Henry.Bei Hou [Note] The name revealed: Shang.Zey is Isaiah.Ezekiel; Leon.Bloom is Karl Funckstein.The names of the Jewish business owners were posted in the square and published in the Official Gazette, in alphabetical order, a shameful list without end: 【Annotation】Henry.Béhout (1885︱1958): Editor-in-chief of "Gringle Weekly" from 1928 to 1943. Axelblad Akhtenkan Abrahamski Astovitz Berger.Giddle Brumcom Braun Kahn Chapochnik Cohn david fine Fatman Finzistein Funks Friedman Galazka Ai Dier looked at the list in the wind, and she instinctively searched for Luo Hong.Field, as if his name could be found on this shameless list, and his place could be found, on the other side of the English Channel, as if this list had revealed his hiding place, the secret he hid in Edel's heart, Debunked by Tallon's rough voice, or laid bare by General Le Mercier's wife's taunt, the old lady shook her head while tsk-tsk-tsk-tsk-tsk-tsk-tut!At this time, she had just returned from participating in the Grand Division of the French Volunteer Legion at the Winter Cycling Circuit. She was so excited that she and two hundred thousand Parisians declared their sympathy for Germany, Finland, Romania, which were engaged in a great battle against Bolshevism all over the world. The eternal support of the troops!Alexander bowed her head, but Justine, she, was so angry that she invited her to the door of the looted living room, as if she had something to salvage, honor, memory, God knows what! It's all pathetic, vaguely ridiculous, and of course malicious.At this moment, Eddie thought, it was too late, she couldn't leave her family behind, and start an adventure like she thought at the beginning, sailing to the other side of the world, heading to Canada Maria.Xia Delaine's [Note] dream, she comes from a cold and pure country, where the snow shines under the sky, where the forest has no end, Luo Hong will go there to meet her and start a new life.The idea they talked about, on the beach, just when the war was over.They started some projects, he worked in an international firm, she taught poetry in a private high school. 【Annotation】Maria.Chadlaine: French writer Louis.The heroine of He Meng's novel of the same name published in 1913. But it was too late now, she was on this shipwrecked raft, and the wind of reality was about to blow the raft away.In the midst of ruin, buckled suitcases, tied cardboard boxes, a pile of crumbling things floating on the unruly flow of events, floating in chaos, and this chaos, from some fake news , lies, bulletins, propaganda articles, from hatred of foreigners, suspicion of spies, gossip from grocers, hunger and emptiness, lack of love, and lack of self-respect.