Five weeks later, the German army had smashed its way to within 18 miles of Paris.There the battered French miraculously rallied their forces at the Marne River, and in a series of unexpected counterattacks, drove the Germans back.Shane is asked to stay for the night - but will likely stay on longer and become a hired hand, renouncing his profession as gunfighter and joining the community of homesteaders.Although not a major box-office success at the time (due to the fact that it had lesser-known, older performers), the subtle, sophisticated and serious film was critically-acclaimed..."), she slaps Geoff hard across the face.She bolts from the table - he follows after her and calls her a "little fool." He advises her to bury her emotionalism and o conceal the pain stemming from Joe's death that occurred twenty minutes earlier:And all the weeping and wailing in the world won't make him any deader 20 years from now.Tillane: You may keep your offers.Danaher: Oh, so it's true.You've sold it.Tillane: No, I have not.Danaher: (after a boisterous laugh) I knew it was a dirty lie the very minute I heard it.Sure.I said to him, 'Paggy McFarland, you'll never make me believe that Sarah Tillane will be selling White O'Mornin'.