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house playing solitaire and trying to forget the family he had left on the 

other side of the line。 

     So   it   was   that   in   due   time   Henri   again   traversed   miles   of   path   and 


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pavement�察  �between   tall   borders   of   wild   sea   grass�察  �miles   which   perhaps 

were a hundred yards。 And went round the screen�察�and ´ found the King on 

the hearthrug。 But when he drew himself stiffly to attention he overdid the 

thing rather and went over backward with a crash。 

     He was up again almost immediately�察�very flushed and uncomfortable。 

After that he kept himself in hand�察�but the King�察�who had a way all his 

own of forgetting his divine right to rule�察�and a great many other things ´ 

the King watched him gravely。 

     Henri   sat   in   a   chair   and   made   a   clean   breast   of   it。   Because   he   was 

feeling   rather   strange   he   told   a   great   many   things   that   an   agent   of   the 

secret service is hardly expected to reveal to his king。 He mentioned�察�for 

instance�察�the color of Sara Lee's eyes�察�and the way she bandaged�察�like one 

who had been trained。 

     Once�察�in the very middle of his narrative�察�where he had put the letter 

from   the   Front   in   his   pocket   and   decided   to   go   to   England   anyhow�察  �he 

stopped and hummed Rene's version of Tipperary。 Only a bar or two。 Then 

he remembered。 

     But one thing brought him round with a start。 

     ;Then�察─�said the King slowly�察 �Jean was not with you�拭─�

     Only he did not call him Jean。 He gave him his other name�察�which�察�like 

Henri's�察�is not to be told。 

     Henri's brain cleared then with the news that Jean was missing。 When�察�

somewhat       later�察 �he   staggered     out   of  the   villa�察 �it  was    under    royal 

instructions to report to the great hospital along the sea front and near by�察�

and there to go to bed and have a doctor。 Indeed�察�because the boy's eyes 

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 

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