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doesn't know that�察�of course。; 

     ;You tried�拭─�

     ;Well�察    �I  felt  as   though     it  was    your   work�察─    �Belle    said   rather 

uncomfortably。 ;Bring me the comb�察�Alice。 I guess we get pretty narrow 

here and ´ I've been following things more closely since you went over。 I 

know more than I did。 And�察�of course�察�after one marries there isn't much 

chance。   There   are   children   and   ´;   Her   face   twisted。   ;I   wish   I   could   do 

something。; 

     She got up and brought from the dresser a newspaper clipping。 

     ;It's   the   London   newspaper�察─  �she   explained。   ;I've been   taking   it�察  �but 

Harvey doesn't know。 He doesn't care much for the English。 This is about 


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your being decorated。; 

     Sara Lee held it listlessly in her hands。 

     ;Shall I tell him�察�Belle�拭─�she asked。 

     Belle hesitated。 

     ;I don't believe I would�察─�she said forlornly。 ;He won't like it。 That's 

why I've never showed him that clipping。 He hates it all so。; 

     Sara Lee dressed that evening in the white frock。 She dressed slowly�察�

thinking   hard。  All   round   her   was   the   shiny   newness   of   her   furniture�察  �a 

trifle   crowded   in   Belle's   small   room。   Sara   Lee   had   a   terrible   feeling   of 

being     fastened    in   by   it。  Wherever      she   turned    it  gleamed。     She    felt 

surrounded�察�smothered。 

     She had meant to make a clean breast of things ´ of the little house�察�

and   of   Henri�察  �and   of   the   King�察  �pinning   the   medal   on   her   shabby   black 

jacket   and   shaking   hands   with   her。   Henri   she   must   tell   about   ´   not   his 

name of course�察�nor his madness�察�nor even his love。 But she felt that she 

owed it to Harvey to have as few secrets from him as possible。 She would 

tell about what the boy had done for her�察�and how he�察�and he alone�察�had 

made it all possible。 

     Surely Harvey would understand。 It was a page that was closed。 It had 

held nothing to hurt him。 She had come back。 

     She stood by her window�察�thinking。 And a breath of wind set the leaves 

outside to rustling。 Instantly she was back again in the little house�察�and the 

sound   was   not   leaves�察  �but   the    shuffling   of   many   stealthy   feet   on    the 

cobbles of the street at night�察�that shuffling that was so like the rustling of 

leaves in a wood or the murmur of water running over a stony creek bed。 


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                           CHAPTER XXV 



       It   was   clear   to   Sara   Lee   from   the   beginning   of   the   evening   that 

Harvey did not intend to hear her story。 He did not say so�察�indeed�察�for a 

time he did not talk at all。 He sat with his arms round her�察�content just to 

have her there。 

     ;I have a lot of arrears to make up�察─�he said。 ;I've got to get used to 

having you where I can touch you。 To´night when I go Upstairs I'm going 

to   take   that   damned   colorless   photograph   of   you   and   throw   it   out   the 

window。; 

     ;I   must   tell   you   about   your   photograph�察─  �she   ventured。   ;It   always 

stood   on   the   mantel   over   the   stove�察  �and   when   there   was   a   threatened 

bombardment I used to put it under ´; 

     Let's not talk�察�honey。; 

     When he came out of that particular silence he said abruptly�此�

     ;Will Leete is dead。; 

     ;Oh�察�no� �Poor Will Leete。; 

     ;Died of pneumonia in some God´forsaken hole over there。 He's left a 

wife and nothing much to keep her。 That's what comes of mixing in the 

other fellow's fight。 I guess we can get the house as soon as we want it。 

She has to sell�察�and it ought to be a bargain; 

     ;Harvey�察─�she said rather timidly�察 �you speak of the other fellow's fight。 

They say over there that we are sure to be drawn into it sooner or later。; 

     ;Not on our life� ─�he replied brusquely。 ;And if you don't mind�察�honey�察�

I don't care to hear about what they think over there。; He got up from his 

old place on the arm of her chair and stood on the rug。 ;I'd better tell you 

now how I feel about this thing。 I can't talk about it�察�that's all。 We'll finish 

up now and let it go at that。 I'm sorry there's a war。 I'll send money when I 

can   afford   it�察  �to   help   the   Belgians�察  �though   my   personal   opinion   is   that 

they're getting theirs for what they did in the Congo。 But I don't want to 

hear about what you did over there。; 

     He saw her face�察�and he went to her and kissed her cheek。 


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     ;I don't want to hurt you�察�honey�察─�he said。 ;I love you with all my heart。 

But   somehow   I   can't   forget   that   you   left   me   and   went   over   there   when 

there was no reason for it。 You put off our marriage�察�and I suppose we'd 

better get it over。 Go ahead and tell me about it。; 

     He drew up a chair and waited�察�but the girl smiled rather tremulously。 

     ;Perhaps we'd better wait�察�if you feel that way�察�Harvey。; 

     His face was set as he looked at her。 

     ;There's only one thing I want to know�察─�he said。 ;And I've got a right 

to know that。 You're a young girl�察�and you're beautiful ´ to me�察�anyhow。 

You've been over there with a lot of crazy foreigners。; He got up again and 

all the bitterness of the empty months was in his voice。 ;Did any of them ´ 

was there anybody there you cared about�拭─�

     ;I came back�察�Harvey。; 

     ;That's not the question。; 

     ;There were many men ´ officers ´ who were kind to me。 I ´; 

     ;That's not the question�察�either。; 

     ;If I had loved any one more than I loved you I should not have come 

back。; 

     ;Wait a minute� ─�he said quickly。 ;You had to come back�察�you know。; 

     ;I   could   have   stayed。   The   Englishwoman   who   took   over   my   work 

asked me to stay on and help her。; 

     He was satisfied then。 He went back to the arm of her chair and kissed 

her。 

     ;All right�察─�he said。 ;I've suffered the tortures of the damned�察�but ´ that 

fixes it。 Now let's talk about something else。 I'm sick of this war talk。; 

     ;I'd like to tell you about my little house。 And poor Rene ´; 

     ;Who was Rene�拭─�he demanded。 

     ;The orderly。; 。 ;The one on the step�察�with a rifle�拭─�

     ;Yes。; 

     ;Look here�察─�he said。 ;I've got to get to all that gradually。 I don't know 

that I'll ever get to it cheerfully。 But I can't talk about that place to´night。 

And I don't want to talk war。 The whole business makes me sick。 I've got a 

car out of it�察�and if things keep on we may be able to get the Leete house。 


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But there's no reason in it�察�no sense。 I'm sick to death of hearing about it。 

Let's talk of something else。; 

     But ´ and here was something strange ´ Sara Lee could find nothing 

else   to   talk   about。   The   thing   that   she   had   looked   forward   so   eagerly   to 

telling ´ that was barred。 And the small gossip of their little circle�察�purely 

personal and trivial�察�held only faint interest for her。 For the first time they 

had no common ground to meet on。 

     Yet it was a very happy man who went whistling to his room that night。 

He   was   rather   proud   of   himself   too。 After   all   the   bitterness   of   the   past 

months�察�he had been gentle and loving to Sara Lee。 He had not   scolded 

her。 

     In the next room he could hear her going quietly about�察�opening and 

closing the drawers of the new bureau�察�moving a chair。 Pretty soon�察�God 

willing�察  �they   need    never   be   separated。   He   would   have   her   always�察  �to 

protect and cherish and love。 

     He went outside to her closed door。 

     ;Good night�察�sweetheart�察─�he called softly。 

     ;Good night�察�dear�察─�came her soft reply。 

     But    long   after  he   was   asleep    Sara   Lee   stood   at  her   window     and 

listened to the leaves�察�so like the feet of weary men on the ruined street 

over there。 

     For   the   first   time   she   was   questioning   the   thing   she   had   done。   She 

loved Harvey ´ but there were many kinds of love。 There was the love of 

Jean for Henri�察�and there was the wonderful love�察�though the memory now 

was   cruel   and   hurt   her�察  �of   Henri   for   herself。 And   there   was   the   love   of 

Marie for the memory of Maurice the spy。 Many kinds of love�察�and one 

heart might love many people�察�in different ways。 

     A small doubt crept into her mind。 This feeling she had for Harvey was 

not    what   she   had   thought    it  was   over   there。  It  was   a  thing   that  had 

belonged to a certain phase of her life。 But that phase was over。 It was�察�like 

Marie's�察�but a memory。 

     This    Harvey     of   the  new    car   and   the   increased     income     and   the 

occasional   hardness   in   his   voice   was   not   the   Harvey   she   had   left。   Or 


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perhaps it was she who had changed。 She wondered。 She felt precisely the 

same�察�tender toward her friends�察�unwilling to hurt them。 She did not want 

to hurt Harvey。 

     But she did not love him as he deserved to be loved。 And she had a 

momentary lift of the veil�察�when she saw the long vista of the years�察�the 

two of them always together and always between them hidden�察�untouched�察�

but eating like a cancer�察�Harvey's resentment and suspicion of her months 

away from him。 

     There would always be a barrier between them。 Not only on Harvey's 

side。 There were things she had no right to tell ´ of Henri�察�of his love and 

care   for   her�察  �and   of   that   last   terrible   day   when   he   realized   what   he   had 

done。 

     That   night�察  �lying

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