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with the   pitiless eyes   of women   who have lost   a faith。  She saw him  for 

what he was�察�not deliberately cruel�察�not even unkindly�察�but selfish�察�small�察�

without vision。 Harvey was for his own fireside�察�his office�察�his little family 

group。 His labor would always be for himself and his own。 Whereas Sara 

Lee was�察�now and forever�察�for all the world�察�her hands consecrated to bind 

up its little   wounds and to   soothe its   great ones。 Harvey  craved a   cheap 

and easy peace。 She wanted no peace except that bought by service�察�the 


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peace of a tired body�察�the peace of the little house in Belgium where�察�after 

days of torture�察�weary men found quiet and ease and the cheer of the open 

door。 


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                         CHAPTER XXIX 



       Late in October Sara Lee went back to the little house of mercy�察�went 

unaccredited�察�and with her own money。 She had sold her bit of property。 

     In London she went to the Traverses�察�as before。 But with a difference 

too。 For Sara Lee had learned the strangeness of the English�察�who are slow 

to   friendships    but  who    never    forget。  Indeed    a  telegram    met   her   at 

Liverpool asking her to stop with them in London。 She replied�察�refusing�察�

but thanking them�察�and saying she would call the next afternoon。 

     Everything   was   the   same   at   Morley's�此  �Rather   a   larger   percentage   of 

men in uniform�察�perhaps�察�greater crow��ls in the square�察�a little less of the 

optimism which in the spring had predicted victory before autumn。 But the 

same high courage�察�for all that。 

    August greeted her like an old friend。 Even the waiters bowed to her�察�

and upstairs the elderly chambermaid fussed over her like a mother。 

     ;And   you're   going   back� ─  �she   exclaimed。  ;Fancy  that�察  �now� �You   are 

brave�察�miss。; 

    But her keen eyes saw a change in Sara Lee。 Her smile was the same�察�

but there were times when she forgot to finish a sentence�察�and she stood�察�

that first morning�察�for an hour by the window�察�looking out as if she saw 

nothing。 

     She   went�察  �before   the   visit   to   the   Traverses�察  �to   the   Church   of   Saint 

Martin in the Fields。 It was empty�察�save for a woman in a corner�察�who did 

not    kneel�察  �but   sat  staring   quietly   before   her。   Sara   Lee   prayed    an 

inarticulate bit of a prayer�察�that what the Traverses would have to tell her 

should not be the thing that she feared�察�but that�察�if it were�察�she be given 

courage to meet it and to go on with her work。 

     The Traverses would know�察�Mrs。 Cameron was a friend。 They would 

know about Henri�察�and about Jean。 Soon�察�within the hour�察�she would learn 

everything。 So she asked for strength�察�and then sat there for a time�察�letting 

the peace of the old church quiet her�察�as had the broken walls and shattered 

altar of that other church�察�across the channel。 


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     It was rather a surprise to Sara Lee to have Mrs。 Travers put her arms 

about her and kiss her。 Mr。 Travers�察�too�察�patted her hand when he took it。 

But they  had�察  �for   all that�察  �the   reserve   of   their   class。   Much   that they  felt 

about Sara Lee they did not express even to each other。 

     ;We are so grateful to you�察─�Mrs。 Travers said。 ;I am only one mother�察�

and of course now ´; She looked down at her black dress。 ;But how many 

others   there   are   who   will   want   to   thank   you�察  �when   this   terrible   thing   is 

over and they learn about you� ─�

     Mr。 Travers had been eying Sara Lee。 

     ;Didn't use you up�察�did it�拭─�he asked。 ;You're not looking quite fit。; 

     Sara Lee was very pale just then。 In a moment she would know。 

     ;I'm quite well�察─�she said。 ;I ´ do you hear from Mrs。 Cameron�拭─�

     ;Frequently。 She has worked hard�察�but she is not young。; It was Mrs。 

Travers who spoke。 ;She's afraid of the winter there。 I rather think�察�since 

you want to go back�察�that she will be glad to turn your domain over to you 

for a time。; 

     ;Then ´ the little house is still there�拭─�

     ;Indeed�察  �yes�   �A   very   famous   little   house�察  �indeed。   But   it   is   always 

known as your house。 She has felt like a temporary chatelaine。 She always 

thought you would come back。; 

     Tea   had   come�察  �as   before。   The   momentary   stir   gave   her   a   chance   to 

brace herself。 Mr。 Travers brought her cup to her and smiled gently down 

at her。 

     ;We have a plan to talk over�察─�he said�察 �when you have had your tea。 I 

hope you will agree to it。; 

     He went back to the hearthrug。 

     ;When   I   was   there   before�察─  �Sara   Lee   said�察  �trying   to   hold   her   cup 

steady�察   �there   was   a   young   Belgian   officer   who   was   very   kind   to   me。 

Indeed�察�all the credit for what I did belongs to him。 And since I went home 

I haven't heard ´; 

     Her   voice   broke   suddenly。   Mr。   Travers   glanced   at   his   wife。   Not   for 

nothing had Mrs。 Cameron written her long letters to these old friends�察�in 

the   quiet   summer   afternoons   when   the   sun   shone   down   on   the   lifeless 


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street be fore the little house。 

     ;I'm   afraid   we   have   bad   news   for   you。;   Mrs。   Travers   put   down   her 

untasted tea。 ;Or rather�察�we have no news。 Of course�察─�she added�察�seeing 

Sara Lee's eyes�察 �in this war no news may be the best ´ that is�察�he may be a 

prisoner。; 

     ;That�察─�Sara Lee heard herself say�察 �is impossible。 If they captured him 

they would shoot him。; 

     Mrs。 Travers nodded silently。 They knew Henri's business�察�too�察�by that 

time�察�and that there was no hope for a captured spy。 

     ;And ´ Jean�拭─�

     They   did   not   know   of   Jean�察  �so   she   told   them�察  �still   in   that   far´away 

voice。 And at last Mrs。 Travers brought an early letter of Mrs。 Cameron's 

and read a part of it aloud。 

     ;He    seems    to  have    been   delirious�察─   �she  read�察  �holding    her   reading 

glasses to   her   eyes。  ;A  friend of   his�察 �very  devoted to him�察  �was   missing�察�

and he learned this somehow。 

     ;He   escaped   from   the   hospital   and   got   away   in   an   ambulance。   He 

came straight here and wakened us。 There had been a wounded man in the 

machine�察�and he left him on our doorstep。 When I got to the door the car 

was going wildly toward the Front�察�with both lamps lighted。 We did not 

understand      then�察  �of  course�察   �and   no   one   thought    of  following     it。  The 

ambulance was found smashed by a shell the next morning�察�and at first we 

thought that he had been in it。 But there was no sign that he had been�察�and 

that night one of the men from the trenches insisted that he had climbed 

out   of   a   firing   trench   where   the   soldier   stood�察  �and   had   gone   forward�察�

bareheaded�察�toward the German lines。 

     ;I am afraid it was the end。 The men�察�however�察�who all loved him�察�do 

not    think   so。  It  seems    that  he   has  done    miracles    again   and    again。   I 

understand that along the whole Belgian line they watch for him at night。 

The other night a German on reconnoissance got very close to our wire�察�

and    was    greeted   not   by   shots   but  by   a  wild   hurrah。    He   was    almost 

paralyzed   with   surprise。 They   brought   him   here   on   the   way  back   to   the 

prison camp�察�and he still looked dazed。; 


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     Sara  Lee  sat   with her  hands   clenched。  Mrs。 Travers   folded   the   letter 

and put it back into its envelope。 

     ;How long ago was that�拭─�Sara Lee asked in a low tone。 ;Because�察�if 

he was coming back at all ´; 

  

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