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were wild by that time�察�the equerry went along and held his arm。 But that 

was because Henri was in open revolt�察�and while walking steadily enough 

showed a tendency to bolt every now and then。 

     He would stop on the way and argue�察�though one does not argue easily 

with an equerry。 

     ;I   must   go�察─  �he   would   say   fretfully。   ;God   knows   where   he   is。   He'd 

never give me up if I were the one。; 

     And once he shook off the equerry violently and said�此�


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     ;Let go of me�察�I tell you� �I'll come back and go to bed when I've found 

him。; 

     The equerry soothed him like a child。 

     An English nurse took charge of Henri in the hospital�察�and put him to 

bed。 He was very polite to her�察�and extremely cynical。 She sat in a chair by 

his bed and held the key of the room in her hand。 Once he thought she was 

Sara Lee�察�but that was only for a moment。 She did not look like Sara Lee。 

And she was suspicious�察�too�察�for when he asked her what she could put in 

her   left   hand   that   she   could   not   put   in   her   right�察  �she   moved   away   and 

placed the door key on the stand�察�out of reach。 

     However�察      �toward    morning     she   dozed。    There    was   steady    firing   at 

Nieuport      and   the  windows      shook    constantly。    An   ambulance      came     in�察�

followed by a stirring on the lower floor。 Then silence。 He got up then and 

secured     the   key。  There    was   no   time   for  dressing�察   �because    she   was    a 

Suspicious person and likely to waken at any time。 He rolled his clothing 

into   a   bundle   and   carried   it   under   his   well   arm。   The   other   was   almost 

useless。 

     The ambulance was still waiting outside�察  �at the foot of the staircase。 

There   were   voices   and   lights   in   the   operating   room�察  �forward   along   the 

tiled   hall。   Still   in   his   night   clothing�察  �Henri   got   into   the   ambulance   and 

threw his uniform behind him。 Then he got the car under way。 

     Outside   the   village   he   paused   long   enough   to   dress。   His   head   was 

amazingly   clear。   He   had   never   felt   so   sure   of   himself   before。 As   to   his 

errand he had no doubt whatever。 Jean had learned that he had crossed the 

channel。 Therefore Jean had   taken up his   work ´ Jean�察 �who had but one 

eye and was as clumsy as a bear。 The thought of Jean crawling through the 

German trenches set him laughing until he ended with a sob。 

     It was rather odd about the ambulance。 It did not keep the road very 

well。 Sometimes it was on one side and sometimes on the other。 It slid as 

though the road were   greased。 And after a   time Henri   made an   amazing 

discovery。 He was not alone in the car。 

     He looked back�察�without stopping�察�and the machine went off in a wide 

arc。 He brought it back again�察�grinning。 


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     ;Thought you had me�察�didn't you�拭─�he observed to the car in general�察�

and the engine in particular。 ;Now no tricks� ─�

     There was a wounded man in the car。 He had had morphia and he was 

very comfortable。 He was not badly hurt�察�and he considered that he was 

being taken to Calais。 He was too tired to talk�察�and the swinging of the car 

rather interested him。 He would doze and waken and doze again。 But at 

last he heard something that made him rise on his elbow。 

     It was the hammering of the big guns。 

    He called Henri's attention to this�察�but Henri said�此�

     ;Lie down�察�Jean�察�and don't talk。 We'll make it yet。; 

     The   wounded   man   intended   to   make   a   protest�察  �but   he   went   to   sleep 

instead。 

     They had reached the village now where was the little house of mercy。 

The ambulance rolled and leaped down the street�察�with both lights full on�察�

which was forbidden�察�and came to a stop at the door。 The man inside was 

grunting then�察�and Henri�察�whose head had never been so clear�察�got out and 

went round to the rear of the car。 

     ;Now�察�out with you�察�comrade� ─�he said。 ;I have made an error�察�but it is 

immaterial。 Can you walk�拭─�

    He   lighted   a   cigarette�察  �and   the   man   inside saw   his burning   eyes   and 

shaking hands。 Even through the apathy of the morphia he felt a thrill of 

terror。 He could walk。 He got out while Henri pounded at the door。 

    Attention� ─�he called。 ;Attention� ─�

     Then he hummed an air of the camps�此�

       Trou la la�察�ca ne va guere�察    �Trou la la�察�ca ne va pas。 

    When he heard steps inside Henri went back to the ambulance。 He got 

in and drove it�察�lights and all�察�down the street。 

       Trou la la�察�ca ne va guere�察    �Trou la la�察�ca ne va pas。 

     Somewhere down the road beyond the poplar trees he abandoned the 

ambulance。 They found it there the next morning�察�or rather what was left 

of it。 Evidently its two unwinking eyes had got on the Germans' nerves。 

     Early the next morning a Saxon regiment�察�standing on the firing step 

ready for what the dawn might bring forth�察�watched the mist rise from the 


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water   in   front   of   them。   It   shone   on   a   body   in   a   Belgian   uniform�察  �lying 

across their wire�察�and very close indeed。 

     Now the Saxons are not Prussians�察�so no one for sport fired at the body。 

Which was rather a good thing�察�because it moved slightly and stirred。 And 

then in   a loud voice�察 �which is   an unusual   thing   for bodies   to   possess�察 �it 

began to sing�此�

       Trou la la�察�ca ne va guere�察      �Thou la la�察�ca ne va pas。 



        XXVIII 

       Late in August Sara Lee broke her engagement with Harvey。 She had 

been away�察�at Cousin Jennie's�察�for a month�察�and for the first time since her 

return she   had   had   time   to   think。   In   the   little   suburban   town   there   were 

long   hours of   quiet   when   Cousin   Jennie   mended   on   the porch   and Aunt 

Harriet�察�enjoying a sort of reflected glory from Sara Lee�察�presided at Red 

Cross meetings。 

     Sara   Lee   decided   to   send   for   Harvey�察  �and   he   came   for   a   week´end�察�

arriving     pathetically    eager�察  �but   with   a  sort  of   defiance    too。  He    was 

determined to hold her�察�but to hold her on his own terms。 

     Aunt Harriet had been vaguely uneasy�察�but Harvey's arrival seemed to 

put everything right。 She even kissed him when he came�察�and took great 

pains to carry off Cousin Jennie when she showed an inclination toward 

conversation and a seat on the porch。 

     Sara   Lee   had   made   a   desperate   resolve。   She   intended   to   lay   all   her 

cards on the table。 He should know all that there was to know。 If�察�after that�察�

he still wanted to hold her ´ but she did not go so far。 She was so sure he 

would release her。 

     It   was   a   despairing   thing   to   do�察  �but   she   was   rather   despairing   those 

days。 There had been no letter from Henri or from Jean。 She had written 

them both several times�察�to Dunkirk�察�to the Savoy in London�察�to the little 

house near the Front。 But no replies had come。 Yet mail was going through。 

Mabel Andrews' letters from Boulogne came regularly。 

     When August went by�察�with no   letters save Harvey's�察�begging her  to 

come back�察�she gave up at last。 In the little church on Sundays�察�with Jennie 


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on one side ard Aunt Harriet on the other�察�she voiced small silent prayers ´ 

that   the   thing   she   feared   had   not   happened。   But   she   could   not   think   of 

Henri as not living。 He was too strong�察�too vital。 

     She    did   not   understand     herself   those    days。   She   was    desperately 

unhappy。 Sometimes she wondered if it would not be easier to know the 

truth�察�even if that truth comprehended the worst。 

     Once she received�察�from some unknown hand�察�a French journal�察�and 

pored over it   for days   with her  French dictionary�察 �to find   if it   contained 

any   news。   It   was   not   until   a   week   later   that   she   received   a   letter   from 

Mabel�察    �explaining     that   she   had   sent   the  journal�察  �which     contained    a 

description of her hospital。 

     All of Harvey's Sunday she spent in trying to bring her courage to the 

point of breaking the silence he had imposed on her�察�but it was not until 

evening that she succeeded。 The house was empty。 The family had gone to 

church。 On the veranda�察�with the heavy scent of phlox at night permeating 

the   still   air�察  �Sara   Lee   made   her   confession。   She   began   at   the   beginning。 

Harvey   did   not   stir   ´   until   she   told   of   the   way   she   had   stowed   away   to 

cross the channel。 Then he moved。 

     ;This fellow who planned that for you ´ did you ever see him again�拭─�

     He met me in Calais。; 

     And then what�拭─�

     ;He took me to Dunkirk in his car。 Such a hideons car�察�Harvey ´ all 

wrecked。 It had been under fire again and again。 I ´; 

     ;He took you to Dunkirk� �Who was with you�拭─�

     ;Just Jean�察�the chauffeur。;         ;I like his nerve� �Wasn't there in all that 

Godforsaken country a woman to take with you�拭�You and this ´ What was 

his name。 anyhow�拭─�

       ; I can't tell you that�察�Harvey。; 

       ;Look here� ─�he burst out。 ;How much of this aren't you going to tell�拭�

Because I want it all or not at all。; 

     ;I can't tell you his name。 I'm only trying to make you urderstand the 

way I feel about things。 His name doesn't matter。; She clenched her hands 

in the dark ness。 I don't think he is alive now。 


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       He tried to see her face�察�but she turned it away。 

     ;Dead�察�eh�拭�What mak

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