#FirstSentences No. 6

A still from the film 'The Great Dictator.' shows an ensemble of men in military uniform. From left to right: a man in a white military uniform holding a serving tray, a shorter man with a distinctive small mustache in a dark jacket, a heavyset man in military dress uniform holding what appears to be a large tray of pasta, and a man in ornate formal wear or costume on the right. The setting appears to be an elegant interior with ornate wallpaper and furnishings visible in the background. All are looking at each other with looks that range from surprise to frustration.
By ten-forty-five it was all over. The town was occupied, the defenders defeated, and the war finished.

First sentences of John Steinbeck, The Moon is Down.

Read September 18-19.

Image: A still from Charlie Chaplin's The Great Dictator.

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