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perfectly able to look after herself。; 

     ;Probably a correspondent in disguise。 They'll go to any lengths。; 

     ;She's not a correspondent。; 

     ;Let her stay in Boulogne。 There's work there in the hospitals。; 

     ;She's not a nurse。 She's a ´ well�察�she's a cook。 Or so she says。; 

     The M。 P。 stared at Mr。 Travers�察�and Mr。 Travers stared back defiantly。 

     ;What in the name of God is she going to cook�拭─�

     ;Soup�察─�said Mr。 Travers in a voice of suppressed irritation。 ;She's got 

a   little  money�察  �and   she   wants   to  establish   a  soup   kitchen    behind   the 

Belgian   trenches   on   a   line   of   communication。   I   suppose�察─  �he   continued 

angrily�察 �even you will admit that the Belgian Army needs all the soup it 

can get。; 

     ;I don't approve of women near the lines。; 

     ;Neither do I。 But I'm exceedingly glad that a few of them have the 

courage to go there。; 

     ;What's she going to make soup out of�拭─�

     ;I'm not a cooking expert。 But I know her and I fancy she'll manage。; 

     It ended by the M。 P。 agreeing to use his influence with the War Office 


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to get Sara Lee to France。 He was very unwilling。 The spy question was 

looming large those days。 Even the Red Cross had unwittingly spread its 

protection over more than one German agent。 The lines were being drawn 

in。 

     ;I may possibly get her to France。 I don't know�察�of course�察─�he said in 

that ungracious tone in which an Englishman often grants a favor which he 

will go to any amount of trouble to do。 ;After that it's up to her。; 

     Mr。 Travers reflected rather grimly that after that it was apparently up 

to him。 

     Sara Lee sat in her room at Morley's Hotel and looked out at the life of 

London   ´   policemen   with   chin   straps�察  �schoolboys   in   high   silk   hats   and 

Eton suits�察�the hats generally in disreputable condition�察�clerks dressed as 

men   at   home   dressed   for   Easter   Sunday   church�察  �and   men   in   uniforms。 

Only   a   fair   sprinkling    of  these   last�察 �in  those  early   days。   On   the   first 

afternoon there was a military funeral。 A regiment of Scots�察�in kilts�察�came 

swinging      down     from   the   church    of  St。  Martin    in  the  Fields�察  �tall  and 

wonderful men�察�grave and very sad。 Behind them�察�on a gun carriage�察�was 

the   body   of   their   officer�察  �with   the   British   flag   over   the   casket   and   his 

sword and cap on the top。 

     Sara    Lee    cried   bitterly。  It  was   not   until  they   had    gone   that   she 

remembered   that   Harvey   had   always   called   the   Scots   men   in   women's 

petticoats。 She felt a thrill of shame for him�察�and no amount of looking at 

his picture seemed to help。 

     Mr。 Travers called the second afternoon and was received by August at 

the door as an old friend。 

     ;She's waiting in there�察─�he said。 ;Very nice young lady�察�sir。 Very kind 

to everybody。; 

     Mr。 Travers found her by a window looking out。 There was a recruiting 

meeting      going    on  in   Trafalgar    Square�察   �the  speakers     standing    on   the 

monument。   Now   and   then   there   was   a   cheer�察  �and   some   young   fellow 

sheepishly offered himself。 Sara Lee was having a mad desire to go over 

and   offer   herself   too。   Because�察  �she   reflected�察  �she   had   been   in   London 

almost two days�察�and she was as far from France as ever。 Not knowing�察�of 


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course�察  �that   three   months   was   a   fair   time   for   the   slow   methods   then   in 

vogue。 

     There was a young man in the room�察�but Sara Lee had not noticed him。 

He was a tall�察�very blond young man�察�in a dark´blue Belgian uniform with 

a quaint cap which allowed a gilt tassel to drop over his forehead。 He sat 

on a sofa�察�curling up the ends of a very small mustache�察�his legs�察�in cavalry 

boots�察�crossed and extending a surprising distance beyond the sofa。 

     The lights were up now�察�beyond the back drop�察�the stage darkened。 A 

new   scene   with   a   vengeance�察  �a   scene   laid   in   strange   surroundings�察  �with 

men�察�whole men and wounded men and spying men ´ and Sara Lee and 

this   young    Belgian�察   �whose    name    was    Henri   and   whose     other   name�察�

because of what he suffered and what be did�察�we may not know。 


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                              CHAPTER IV 



       Henri   sat   on   his   sofa   and   watched   Sara   Lee。   Also   he   shamelessly 

listened to the conversation�察�not because he meant to be an eavesdropper 

but because he liked Sara Lee's voice。 He had expected a highly inflected 

British voice�察�and instead here was something entirely different ´ that is�察�

Sara Lee's endeavor to reconcile the English ;a; with her normal western 

Pennsylvania pronunciation。 She did it quite unintentionally�察�but she had a 

good     ear  and   it  was  difficult�察 �for  instance�察  �to  say   ;rather;   when    Mr。 

Travers said ;rawther。; 

     Henri   had   a   good   ear   too。 And   the   man   he   was   waiting   for   did   not 

come。 Also   he   had   been   to   school   in   England   and   spoke   English   rather 

better   than   most   British。   So   he   heard   a   conversation   like   this�察  �the   gaps 

being what he lost�此�

     MR。 TRAVERS�此 � to France�察�anyhow。 After that ´ 

     SARA LEE�此�Awfully sorry to be ´ But what shall I do if I do get over�拭�

The chambermaid up´ stairs ´ very difficult。 

     MR。 TRAVERS�此�The proper and sensible thing is ´ home。 

     SARA LEE�此�To America�拭�But I haven't done anything yet。 

     Henri knew that she was an American。 He also realized that she was 

on the verge of tears。 He glared at poor Mr。 Travers�察�who was doing his 

best�察�and lighted a French cigarette。 

     ;There must be some way�察─�said Sara Lee。 ;If they need help ´ and I 

have read you Mabel Andrews' letter ´ then I should think they'd be glad to 

send me。; 

     ;They   would   be�察  �of   course�察─  �he   said。   ;But   the   fact   is   ´   there's   been 

some trouble about spies�察�and ´; 

     Henri's eyes narrowed。 

     ;Spies� �And they think I'm a spy�拭─�

     ;My     dear   child�察─  �remonstrated     Mr。    Travers�察  �slightly   exasperated�察�

;they're not thinking about you at all。 The War Office has never heard of 

you。 It's a general rule。; 


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     Sara Lee was not placated。 

     ;Let    them    cable   home    and   find   out   about   me。   I  can   give   them 

references。   Why�察  �all   sorts   of   prominent   people   are   sending   me   money。 

They must trust me�察�or they wouldn't。; 

     There were no gaps for Henri now。 Sara Lee did not care who heard 

her�察�and even Mr。 Travers had slightly raised his voice。 Henri was divided 

between a conviction that he ought to go away and a mad desire to join in 

the conversation�察�greatly augmented when Sara Lee went to the window 

and wiped her eyes。 

     ;If you only spoke French ´ ; began Mr。 Travers。 

     Sara   Lee   looked   over   her   shoulder。   ;But   of   course   I   do� ─  �she   said。 

;And   German   and   ´   and Yiddish�察  �and   all   sorts   of   languages。   Every   spy 

does。; 

     Henri smiled appreciatively。 

     It might all have ended there very easily。 Sara Lee might have fought 

the   War   Office   single´handed   and   won   out�察  �but   it   is   extremely   unlikely。 

The chances at that moment were that she would spend endless days and 

hours in anterooms�察�and tell her story and make her plea a hundred times。 

And then ´ go back home to Harvey and the Leete house�察�and after a time�察�

like Mrs。 Gregory�察�speak rather too often of ;the time I went abroad。; 

     But Sara Lee was to g

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