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movies。 They invariably stood in front of a brick wall�察�with the hero in the 

center。 

     So   she   absent´mindedly   ate      her   kippered    herring�察  �which    had   been 

strongly   recommended   by   the   waiter�察  �and   tried   to   think   of   what   a   spy 

would do�察�so she might avoid any suspicious movements。 It struck her�察�too�察�

that   war   seemed     to  have   made     the  people    on  that   side  of  the   ocean 

extremely ready with weapons。 They would be quite likely to shoot first 

and ask questions afterwards ´ which would be too late to be helpful。 

     She remembered Henri�察�for instance�察�and the way�察�without a word�察�he 

had shot the donkey。 

     That day she wrote Harvey a letter。 

     ;Dearest�此─�it began�察 �I think I am to leave for France to´night。 Things 

seem to be   moving nicely�察 �and I   am being   helped by  the Belgian   Relief 

Commission。 It is composed of Belgians and is at the Savoy Hotel。; 

     Here   she   stopped   and   cried   a   little。   What   if   she   should   never   see 

Harvey again ´ never have his sturdy arms about her�拭�Harvey gained by 

distance。 She remembered only his unfailing kindness and strength and his 

love for her。 He seemed�察�here at the edge of the whirlpool�察�a sort of eddy 

of peace and quiet。 Even then she had no thought of going back until her 

work     was    done�察   �but   she   did   an   unusual    thing    for  her�察  �unused    to 

demonstration of any sort。 She kissed his ring。 

     Followed directions about sending the money from the church society�察�

a   description   of   Morley's   and Trafalgar   Square�察  �an   account   of   tea   at   the 

Travers'�察  �and   of   the   little   donkey  ´   without   mention�察  �however�察  �of   Henri。 

She felt that Harvey would not understand Henri。 


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    But at the end came the passage which poor Harvey read and re´read 

when the letter came�察�and alternately ground his teeth over and kissed。 

     ;I do love you�察�Harvey dear。 And I am coming back to you。 I have felt 

that I had to do what I am doing�察�but I am coming back。 That's a promise。 

Unless�察�of course�察 �I should   take sick�察�or something like   that�察�which isn't 

likely。; 

     There was a long pause in the writing here�察�but Harvey could not know 

that。 

     ;I shall wear your ring always�察�and always�察�Harvey�察�it will mean to me 

that I belong to you。 With dearest love。         ;SARA LEE; 

     Then she added a postscript�察�of course。 

     ;The War Office is not letting people cross to Calais just now。 But I am 

going to do it anyhow。 It is perfectly simple。 And when I get over I shall 

write and tell you how。          ;S。 L。; 

    It was the next day that an indignant official in the censor's office read 

that postscript�察�and rose in his wrath and sent a third Undersomething´or´ 

other to look up Sara Lee at Morley's。 But by this time she was embarked 

on the big adventure�察�and by the time a cable reached Calais there was no 

trace of Sara Lee。 

    During the afternoon she called up Mr。 Travers at his office�察�and rather 

gathered that he did not care to use the telephone during business hours。 

     ;I just wanted to tell you that you need not bother about me any more�察─�

she said。 ;I am being sent over and I think everything is all right。; 

    He    was    greatly  relieved。   Mrs。   Travers    had  not   fully  indorsed   his 

encomiums of the girl。 She had felt that no really nice girl would travel so 

far on so precarious an errand�察�particularly when she was alone。 And how 

could one tell�察�coming from America�察�how her sympathies really lay�拭�She 

might be of German parentage ´ the very worst sort�察�because they spoke 

American。      It  was   easy  enough     to  change    a  name。   Nevertheless�察    �Mr。 

Travers felt a trifle low in his mind when he hung up the receiver。 He said 

twice to himself�此 �Twenty pounds� ─�And at last he put four sovereigns in 

an   envelope   and   sent   them  to   her   anonymously  by   messenger。   Sara   Lee 

guessed whence they came�察�but she respected the manner of the gift and 


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did not thank him。 It was almost the first gold money she had ever seen。 

     She was very carefully searched at the railway station that night and 

found   that   her   American   Red   Cross   button�察  �which   had   come   with   her 

dollar   subscription   to   the   association�察  �made   the   matron   inspector   rather 

kindly inclined。 Nevertheless�察�she took off Sara Lee's shoes�察�and ran over 

the lining of her coat�察�and quite ruined the maid's packing of the suitcase。 

     ;You are going to Boulogne�拭─�asked the matron inspector。 

     Sara Lee did not like to lie。 

     ;Wherever the boat takes me�察─�she said with smile。 

     The matron smiled too。 

     ;I shouldn't be nervous�察�miss�察─�she said。 ;It's a chance�察�of course�察�but 

they have not done much damage yet。; 

     It was after midnight then�察�and a cold fog made the station a gloomy 

thing of blurred yellow lights and raw chill。 A few people moved about�察�

mostly officers in uniform。 Half a dozen men in civilian clothes eyed her 

as she passed through the gates�察�Scotland Yard�察�but she did not know。 And 

once she thought she saw Henri�察�but he walked away into the shadows and 

disappeared。 The train�察�looking as absurdly small and light as all English 

trains do�察�was waiting out in the shed。 There were no porters�察�and Sara Lee 

carried her own bag。 

     She felt quite sure she had been mistaken about Henri�察�for of course he 

would have come and carried it for her。 

     The train was cold and quiet。 When it finally moved out it was under 

way before she knew that it was going。 And then suddenly Sara Lee's heart 

began to pound hard。 

     It was a very cold and shivering Sara Lee who curled up�察�alone in her 

compartment�察�and stared hard at Harvey's ring to keep her courage up。 But 

a   curious   thing   had   happened。   Harvey   gave   her   no   moral   support。   He 

brought her only disapproval。 She found herself remembering none of the 

loving things he had said to her�察�but only the bitter ones。 

     Perhaps   it   was   the  best   thing   for   her�察  �after   all。   For   a   sort   of   dogged 

determination to go through with it all�察�at any cost�察�braced her to her final 

effort。 


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     So far it had all been busy enough�察�but not comfortable。 She was cold�察�

and she had eaten almost nothing all   day。 As the hours went on and  the 

train slid through the darkness she realized that she was rather faint。 The 

steam pipes�察�only warm at the start�察�were entirely cold by one o'clock�察�and 

by two Sara Lee was sitting on her feet�察�with a heavy coat wrapped about 

her knees。 

     The train moved quietly�察�as do all English trains�察�with no jars and little 

sound。 There   were   few   lights   outside�察  �for   the  towns   of   Eastern   England 

were darkened�察�like London�察�against air attacks。 So when she looked at the 

window   she   saw   only   her   own   reflection�察  �white   and   wide´eyed�察  �above 

Aunt Harriet's fur neckpiece。 

     In the next compartment an officer was snoring�察�but she did not close 

her eyes。 Perhaps�察�for that last hour�察�some of the glow that had brought her 

so   far   failed  her。   She   was   not   able   to  think   beyond   Folkestone�察    �save 

occasionally�察�and that with a feeling that it should not be made so difficult 

to do a kind and helpful thing。 

     At a quarter before three the train eased down。 In the same proportion 

Sara Lee's pulse went up。 A long period of crawling along�察�a stop or two�察�

but   no   resultant   opening   of   the   doors�察  �and   at   last�察  �in   a   cold   rain   and   a 

howling wind from the channel�察�the little seaport city。 

     More officers than she ha

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