Summary of story Two Little Soldiers By: Guy de Maupassant
Two Little Soldiers Summary in Points: The two friends Luc and Jean were comrades in the same barracks. They were in war for a long time, so they were homesick. They had made it a ritual to visit and have a picnic lunch at a particular place in the woods, which was peaceful and reminded them of their homes. There they met a girl, who was a dairymaid. They started meeting her every Sunday. They both fell in love in love with her. But they never talked about this topic with each other. Suddenly one week, Luc met the girl on two occasions in secret taking leave from the barracks. But he didn't tell anything about it to his friend Jean. It was only the next Sunday, Jean discovered the relationship between Luc and the girl. They made love and walked away together without paying any attention to him (Jean). He was much troubled and disturbed by his friend's treachery and unfaithfulness . Later, while returning back to the barracks, he committed suicide by throwing himself in the r