The next morning, the corporal scribbles a note to himself. He's embarrassed that he's written it, but he doesn't care. He just wants to make sure that everyone's doing okay. He also wants to know if anyone's trying to defend him. He asks if they're joking about him. They're not, he says, because they don't know how to defend themselves. He tells them to stop picking on the corporal for his role in the attack. He says that he didn't mention it to the other soldiers, because he wanted them to know that he wasn't going to stand by and let her get away with it. The corporal also says that the lieutenant's wife is the one who killed everyone with her sword. The lieutenant says that it's better to stress the republic than to study the enemy songs.