Marshal Ferdinand Foch was Commander of the Allied Forces during the First World
War. His chauffeur, Pierre, was sedulously cultivated by newspaper reporters who
hoped to get information on what was going on in the Marshal’s mind. They were
always asking him when the war would get over. But Pierre would never say.
One day the reporters caught Pierre just as he was leaving headquarters. As they
crowded around him the chauffeur said; “Today the Marshal spoke.”
“What did he say?” they asked eagerly.
“He said, ‘Pierre, what do you think? When will the war get over?”’
🙂
Marshal Ferdinand Foch was Commander of the Allied Forces during the First World
War. His chauffeur, Pierre, was sedulously cultivated by newspaper reporters who
hoped to get information on what was going on in the Marshal’s mind. They were
always asking him when the war would get over. But Pierre would never say.
One day the reporters caught Pierre just as he was leaving headquarters. As they
crowded around him the chauffeur said; “Today the Marshal spoke.”
“What did he say?” they asked eagerly.
“He said, ‘Pierre, what do you think? When will the war get over?”’
🙂