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patch over one eye�察�and his uniform was ragged。 

     ;Not a beautiful car�察�mademoiselle�察�as I warned you� �But a fast one� ─�

     Henri   was   having   a   double   enjoyment。   He   was   watching   Sara   Lee's 

face and his chauffeur's remaining eye。 


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     ;But fast�察�eh�察�Jean�拭─�he said to the chauffeur。 The man nodded and said 

something in French。 It was probably the thing Henri had hoped for�察�and 

he threw back his head and laughed。 

     ;Jean is reminding me�察─�he said gayly�察 �that it is forbidden to officers 

to take a lady along the road that we shall travel。; But when he saw how 

Sara Lee flushed he turned to the man。 

     ;Mademoiselle   has   come   from   America   to   help   us�察  �Jean�察─  �he   said 

quietly。 ;And now for Dunkirk。; 

     The   road   from   Dunkirk   to   Calais   was   well   guarded   in   those   days。 

From   Nieuport   for   some   miles   inland   only   the   shattered   remnant   of   the 

Belgian Army held the line。 For the cry ;On to Paris� ─�the Germans had 

substituted ;On to Calais� ─�

     So�察�on French soil at least�察�the road was well guarded。 A few miles in 

the battered car�察�then a slowing up�察�a showing of passports�察�the clatter of a 

great chain as   it dropped to   the road�察�a   lowering of leveled   rifles�察�and a 

salute from the officer ´ that was the method by which they advanced。 

     Henri sat with the driver and talked in a low tone。 Sometimes he sat 

quiet�察  �looking   ahead。   He   seemed�察  �somehow�察  �older�察  �more   careworn。   His 

boyishness      had    gone。   Now     and    then   he   turned    to  ask   if  she   was 

comfortable�察�but in the intervals she felt that he had entirely forgotten her。 

Once�察�at something Jean said�察�he got out a pocket map and went over it 

carefully。 It was a long time after that before he turned to see if she was all 

right。 

     Sara Lee sat forward and watched everything。 She saw little evidence 

of war�察�beyond the occasional sentries and chains。 Women were walking 

along the roads。 Children stopped and pointed�察�smiling�察�at the battered car。 

One very small boy saluted�察�and Henri as gravely returned the salute。 

     Some time after that he turned to her。 

     ;I find that I shall have to leave you in Dunkirk�察─�he said。 ;A matter of 

a day only�察�probably。 But I ill see before I go that you are comfortable。; 

     ;I shall be quite all right�察�of course。; 

     But something had gone out of the day for her。 

     Sara   Lee   learned   one   thing   that   day�察  �learned   it   as   some   women   do 


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learn�察�by the glance of an eye�察�the tone of a voice。 The chauffeur adored 

Henri。 His one unbandaged eye stole moments from the road to glance at 

him。 When   he   spoke�察  �while   Henri   read   his   map   his   very  voice   betrayed 

him。 And while she pondered the thing�察�woman´fashion they drew into the 

square   of   Dunkirk�察  �where   the   statue   of   Jean   Bart�察  �pirate   and   privateer 

stared down at this new procession of war which passed daily and nightly 

under his cold eyes。 

     Jean   and   a   porter   carried   in   her   luggage。   Henri   and   a   voluble   and 

smiling Frenchwoman showed her to her room。 She felt like an island of 

silence in a rapid´rolling sea of French。 The Frenchwoman threw open the 

door。 

     A great room with high curtained windows�察�a huge bed with a faded 

gilt canopy and heavy draperies�察�a wardrobe as vast as the bed�察�and for a 

toilet table an enormous mirror reaching to the ceiling and with a marble 

shelf below ´ that was her room。 

     ;I think you will be comfortable here�察�mademoiselle。; 

     Sara Lee�察�who still clutched her small bag of gold�察�Shook her head。 

     ;Comfortable�察�yes�察─�she said。 ;But I am afraid it is very expensive。; 

     Henri named an extremely low figure ´ an exact fourth�察�to be accurate�察�

of its real cost。 A surprising person Henri�察�with his worn uniform and his 

capacity      for    kindly     mendacity。      And     seeing     something       in   the 

Frenchwoman's face that perhaps he had expected�察�he turned to her almost 

fiercely�此�

     ;You are to understand�察�madame�察�that this lady has been placed in my 

care    by   authority   that  will   not  be   questioned。     She   is  to  have   every 

deference。; 

     That    was   all�察 �but  was    enough。    And    from   that   time   on  Sara   Lee 

Kennedy�察      �of  Ohio�察   �was    called�察  �in   the   tiny  box    downstairs     which 

constituted the office�察 �Mademoiselle La Princesse。; 

     Henri did a characteristic and kindly thing for Sara Lee before he left 

that evening on one of the many mysterious journeys that he was to make 

during the time Sara Lee knew him。 He came to her doors menus in hand�察�

and   painstakingly   ordered   for   her   a   dinner   for   that   night�察  �and   the   three 


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meals for the day following。 

     He    made     no  suggestion     of   dining    with   her   that  evening。    Indeed 

watching him from her small table Sara Lee decided that he had put her 

entirely  out of   his   mind。  He   did   not   so   much   as   glance   at   her。  Save   the 

cashier at her boxed´in desk and money drawer�察�she was the only woman 

in that room full of officers。 Quite certainly Henri was the only man who 

did not find some excuse for glancing in her direction。 

     But finishing early�察�he paused by the cashier's desk to pay for his meal�察�

and then he gave Sara Lee the stiffest and most ceremonious of bows。 

     She felt hurt。 Alone in her great room�察�the curtains drawn by order of 

the police�察�lest a ray of light betray the town to eyes in the air�察�she went 

carefully over the hours she had spent with Henri that day�察�looking for a 

cause of offense。 She must have hurt him or he would surely have stopped 

to speak to her。 

     Perhaps already he was finding her a burden。 She flushed with shame 

when she remembered about the meals he had had to order for her�察�and she 

sat up in her great bed until late�察�studying by candlelight such phrases as�此�

     ;Il   y   a   une   erreur   dans   La   note�察─  �and   ;   Garcon�察  �quels   fruits   avez´ 

vous�拭─     �She tried to write to Harvey that night�察�but she gave it up at last。 

There was too much he would not understand。 She could not write frankly 

without telling of Henri�察�and to this point everything had centered about 

Henri。     It  all  rather  worried    her�察  �because    there   was    nothing    she   was 

ashamed of�察�nothing she should have had to conceal。 She had yet to learn�察�

had   Sara   Lee�察  �that   many   of   the   concealments   of   life   are   based   not   on 

wrongdoing but on fear of misunderstanding。 

     So she got as far as�此 �Dearest Harvey�此�I am here in a hotel at Dunkirk; 

´   and   then   stopped�察  �fairly   engulfed   in   a   wave   of   homesickness。   Not   so 

much for Harvey as for familiar things ´ Uncle James in his chair by the 

fire�察�with the phonograph playing ;My Little Gray Home in the West;�察�her 

own   white   bedroom�察  �the   sun   on   the   red   geraniums   in   the   dining´room 

window�察�the voices of happy children wandering home from school。 

     She   got   up   and   went   to   the   window�察  �first   blowing   out   the   candle。 

Outside�察�the town lay asleep�察�and from a gate in the old wall a sentry with 


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a   bugle   blew   a   quiet   ;All's   well。;   From   somewhere   near�察  �on   top   of   the 

mairie perhaps�察�where eyes all night searched the sky for danger�察�came the 

same trumpet call of safety for the time�察�of a little longer for quiet sleep。 

     For two days the girl was alone。 There was no sign of Henri。 She had 

nothing to read�察�

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