And for the first time in five years, he smiled.
“ Résister ,” he read softly. “ 1. Se défendre contre une force, une attaque. 2. Supporter sans fléchir. ” To defend against a force, an attack. To endure without bending.
Émile didn’t ask why she whispered. The walls had ears now—German ears. He simply nodded toward the Larousse.
The woman’s hand trembled as she copied the definition onto a scrap of newspaper. She folded it into her coat, near her heart.