- Anne Duchesne: I wasn't able to study, now I am.
- Professeur Bornec: Were you ill?
- Anne Duchesne: The kind of illness that strikes only women and turns them into housewives.
- Professeur Bornec: We shall keep the honor. The rest, we shall give away. And we walk. Our eyes, indignant. Our foreheads, pale. On them, we read: "Faith, courage, drought." The troops continue their route Heads high, raising their flag, holy rags. I hope these words by Victor Hugo will show you the way, dear students.