- Capitaine Charles-Grégoire Neuville: [reading inscription on memorial to Neuville] "In memory of Captain Charles-Gregoire Neuville, hero of the Empire. May his spirit and example forever inspire our town's inhabitants."
- Elisabeth Beaugrand: You see the problem now? Such daring, such courage and panache... He was an extraordinary man.
- Capitaine Charles-Grégoire Neuville: Who?
- Elisabeth Beaugrand: Well, not you.