The most storytelling Maugham is unconquered

If it weren't for the exhaustion and energy of that day, if it weren't for the fact that he was overwhelmed by victory, or if he hadn't drunk the red wine of Annette's house on an empty stomach, Hans wouldn't have thought of anything to do with Annette.

Hans and Willie were lost that day, and there was a rule in the German army that they could not be rude to the French as long as they did not make trouble, so they were polite when they asked for directions, but the peasant girl, Annette, said that she did not know the way to Soisson, and they pushed the door into her house. Then, step by step, things develop uncontrollably: in her house, the wine is robbed, the alcohol is caused, Hans wants to kiss Annette, she resists and slaps him, Hans and Willie and her parents wrestle again, Hans is angry, and through the wine, pushes Annette and forcibly possesses her. If Willie hadn't been able to do it at the time, couldn't get his hands on it, Hans didn't know if he had a different feeling when he faced the news of Annette's pregnancy?

After that incident, Hans traveled with his small army to many parts of France, Tours, Bordeaux, and later experienced a truce, during which he stayed in Paris for a month, and Willie stayed in Paris at that time. Hans and the rest of the squad were then sent to Soissons.

Before moving on to the next place, Hans wanted to go to Soisson, the farm to have a look. Because he suddenly wanted to look at the girl who was possessed by himself, he brought some small gifts, hoping to show that the hostility between the two had passed.

Three months have passed since that and that incident.

The sudden reappearance of Hans made Annette particularly excited. The red cheeks and angry eyes did not scare Hans away, but made Hans more and more interested in Annette, provoking him to be more interested in getting to know her.

Hans was already confident in his strong physique and handsome skin bag, and he had also heard hearsay that a woman would fall in love with the first person to make love to her, and he completely ignored Annette's contempt and constantly came with bread, cheese, pork, canned sardines and other foods.

The war left supplies scarce, and the farmer couple, who had not touched these foods for three months, were slowly softened, and slowly relied on and expected the supply of these foods. The old farmer even accepted the tobacco provided by Hans.

Every time Hans came, for Annette, it was a reproduction of that humiliation. But Hans was coming, and he couldn't figure out why he was doing it, he was coming all the time.

Maybe he's craving a little bit of human friendship? He was surrounded by silent hostility around the French, and he was distraught, and sometimes a Frenchman looked at him, but when he didn't exist, he wanted to rush over and knock him down, and sometimes he would feel bad and want to cry. He only hoped that there was a place where, after he went, the people there would be happy.

He couldn't tell if it was because of Annette. He knew that Annette wasn't actually the kind of woman he liked, and he knew he had no desire for her. But he also did not deny that Annette had an elegance that he could not describe, a temperament that was created that people could not approach, and attracted him to approach her.

For a while, he couldn't get out of his way to the farm. He let his mind accompany Annette, and he wondered if Annette would taste the food he had brought with him too. Yes, what he had committed against her was a feud that was not shared by heaven, he knew. It was true that she hated him, but pork was always pork, and cheese was always cheese.

After visit, Annette's parents' attitude towards him has changed. They started small talk. After talking more, Hans also knew that the old couple had a son, who had died of illness, and now there was only one child left for Annette.

Hans was most concerned about Annette, but not like the relationship with the old couple. His relationship with Annette did not improve in the slightest, and each time Annette looked at him with a blank face, when he was like dust.

Once, when Annette expressed her contempt for herself again, Hans lost his good temper. As the two confronted each other, Annette tugged on her skirt tightly, and he saw a slight bulge in his belly, and he couldn't believe his eyes. She was pregnant. Children are the result of that.

Immediately, Hans's soul churned, and he impulsively wanted to hug Annette, but was ruthlessly pushed away, and his thoughts were confused.

For the next few days, he was full of Annette and the child.

Before that, he had thought of Annette a lot, and he only thought it was funny, as if he had never talked about any love, he wanted Annette to fall in love with himself. But now, he just wanted to hold her right away, he wanted to kiss those crying red eyes, he wanted to pat her lovingly, he wanted her to be at ease, he wanted to see her smile, he wanted to see her eyes, so beautiful eyes, and the eyes were so gentle.

He suddenly realized that he was in love with Annette.

Annette's mother told Hans everything. That night, he did everything after that.

On that unforgettable night, Annette had a high fever for several days, and the doctors in the village were all recruited to the battlefield, and she could only carry it to death. When Annette had a fever and was able to get out of bed, she was weak for a long time. For a month, two months, Annette, who had a roughly irregular menstrual cycle, was not sure. After three months, she had nothing to doubt. After finding an old doctor and confirming the family's suspicions, they managed to get rid of the child. A midwife gave medicine, and the medicine was taken, and Annette thought she was going to die. In the end, the medicine did not work. Annette was still pregnant with the child.

Hans listened to all this, and he secretly decided that he felt he knew what he had to do.

He reappears at Annette's house, where he proposes to Annette.

Annette's parents, who had lost their son, said they could not lose their daughter again, that Hans could not take Annette with him, and that Hans immediately promised that he could stay and stay on the farm.

Annette knew her parents had been shaken. But she flatly rejected Hans. She said she had someone she loved, and that as soon as the war was over, her sweetheart would come back from the German battlefield and they would get married. She said she hated Hans, hated Hans for ruining everything she had, and she would never forgive. She felt that Hans wanted to make up for it, which in itself was stupid.

Hans was lonely, and Annette's parents were able to side with him, which gave him the slightest comfort.

Annette's parents tell Hans that they have always disapproved of Annette and her boyfriend, and that if Hans wants to marry Annette, he is serious and can stay on the farm, and they are happy to help him win Annette. Also, maybe when Annette gives birth to the child, her mind will change. You can never figure out a woman's mind.

Hans recalled Annette's resistance over and over again, and he felt that Annette was so attractive even to resist, that she expressed her anger and humiliation in such a way that she was not at all pretentious. Annette mentioned her fear that in the future the child would have beautiful hair and blue eyes like he did. Thinking of this, he suddenly thought that his own brilliance must have touched her, otherwise, what was the point of affirming his strength and handsomeness?

Thinking of this, he had some confidence again, and he said to himself, some patience, there is naturally a force at work in the underworld.

In this way, Hans still insisted on his own rhythm, shuttling around the farm and helping the old couple take care of the farm's affairs. The old couple is also getting more and more harmonious with Hans. Annette's belly is getting bigger and bigger, there is no work left, and it is always good that someone is willing to add a handle.

The changes in Annette's body made her shine more and more from the inside out, and the motherhood she conceived made her feel indescribably noble. When Hans looked at her closely, joy always erupted.

Everything is changing, and the only constant seems to be that Annette still ignores him, still has a deep hatred.

On this day, Annette's mother asked Hans to avoid it, because the news from the German front had come that Annette's sweetheart had died in the camp riots, and she would certainly not be calm.

Hans was secretly thankful that annette would only need enough time for her to accept reality. When he reconfirms that Annette's parents will help him, he avoids Annette and allows her to recover.

During Hans's absence, the old couple also persuaded Annette that Hans would become a good husband and a good father. Annette is very unhappy with her parents' act of forgiving Hans in this way, saying that she hates Hans and that she just wants to hurt him in the same way. She would not disregard her dignity to forgive him.

When Hans returned, Annette also had a formal conversation with Hans. She said she would never marry him.

Hans knew that Annette would not marry him, but he told her of his feelings anyway. He told her that he had fallen in love with her in the moment he knew she was pregnant. He is now proud and happy. He was thinking about the child in his belly and her all the time.

When she said this, there was something strange in Annette's eyes, and when Hans envisioned herself as the proudest father in the world, holding the child, Annette had a thought in her mind, a terrible thought.

The rumors of the war followed, and Hans was never able to sit idle. It wasn't until a Sunday in March, when it was cold and he finally had a chance to get to the farm. After a long time without coming, the people on the farm thought he had also died in some battle. The old couple told him that the child had just been born in the morning. It was a cute baby with blond hair and blue eyes, and everything went smoothly.

The news made him very happy, and he instantly felt that the world was too beautiful. He was anxious to see Annette. When he realized that Annette would not want to see him, and thought that the mother's mood affected the feeding, he offered to see the baby.

Annette's mother, who had gone upstairs to hold her child, suddenly ran downstairs in a panic, saying that Annette and the baby were gone. For a while, everyone was in a mess. Looking everywhere.

Hans instantly froze into stone out of fear. Then, rushing to the gate again, pushing it open, she found Annette coming in through the door, she was wearing only her pajamas, she was soaking wet, her face was as white as death, and when she saw Hans, she said, "It's time for you to come."

Everyone asked her where her children were. She replied that she had to do it first. She was afraid that if she waited a little longer, she would lose her courage.

"I took him to the creek and put him under the water until he died."

Hans howled and resounded through the wilderness, like a wounded and dead beast. He covered his face, like a drunk, and stumbled out.