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midnight   train   for   Folkestone。   At   the   railway   station   here   you   will   be 

searched。   At   Folkestone   a   board�察  �sitting   in   an   office   on   the   quay�察  �will 

examine your passport。; 

     ;Does     any    one   in   Boulogne      speak    English�拭─    �Sara   Lee    inquired 

nervously。 Somehow that babel of French at the Savoy had frightened her。 

Her little phrase book seemed pitifully inadequate for the great things in 


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her mind。 

     ;That hardly matters�察─�said Henri�察�smiling faintly。 ;Because I think you 

shall not go to Boulogne。; 

     ;Not go� ─  �She   stopped  dead�察�under the   monument�察 �and looked   up   at 

him。 

     ;The place for you to go�察�to start from�察�is Calais�察─�Henri explained。 He 

paused�察�to let pass two lovers�察�a man in khaki and a girl。 ;But Calais   is 

difficult。 It is under martial law ´ a closed city。 From Boulogne to Calais 

would be perhaps impossible。; 

     Sara Lee was American and her methods were direct。 

     ;How can I get to Calais�拭─�

     ;Will you take the chance I spoke of�拭─�

     ;For goodness' sake�察─�said Sara Lee in an exasperated tone�察 �how can I 

tell you until I know what it is�拭─�

     Henri   told   her。   He   even�察  �standing   under   a   street   lamp�察  �drew   a   small 

sketch for her�察�to make it clear。 Sara Lee stood close�察�watching him�察�and 

some of the lines were not as steady as they might have been。 And in the 

midst of it he suddenly stopped。 

     ;Do you know what it means�拭─�he demanded。 

     ;Yes�察�of course。; 

     ;And you know what date this is�拭─�

     ;The eighteenth of Pebruary。; 

     But he saw�察�after all�察�that she did not entirely understand。 

     ;To´night�察    �this  eighteenth    of  February�察   �the   Germans     commence       a 

blockade of this coast。 No vessels�察�if they can prevent them�察�will leave the 

harbors�察�or if they do�察�none shall reach the other side� ─�

     ;Oh� ─�said Sara Lee blankly。 

     ;We are eager to do as you wish�察�mademoiselle。 But ;´ he commenced 

slowly to tear up the sketch ´ ;it is too dangerous。 You are too young。 If 

anything should go wrong and I had ´ No。 We will find another way。; 

     He put the fragments of the sketch in his pocket。 

     ;How   long   is   this   blockade   to   last�拭─  �Sara   Lee   asked   out   of   bitter 

disappointment。 


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     He shrugged his shoulders。 

     ;Who can say�拭�A week� �A year� �Not at all� ─�

     ;Then�察─�said Sara Lee with calm deliberation�察 �you might as well get 

out your pencil and draw another picture ´ because I'm going。; 

     Far   enough   away   now�察  �the   little   house   at   home   and   the   peace   that 

dwelt   therein�察  �and   Harvey�察  �and   the   small   white   bedroom�察  �and   the   daily 

round of quiet duties。 Sara Lee had set her face toward the east�察�and the 

land of dying men。 And as Henri looked down at her she had again that 

poised   and   eager   look�察  �almost   of   flight�察  �that   had   brought   into   Harvey's 

love for her just a touch of fear。 


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                              CHAPTER VI 



     Sara Lee Kennedy was up at dawn the next morning。 There was a very 

serious   matter   to   decide�察  �for   Henri's   plan   had   included   only   such   hand 

luggage as she herself could carry。 

     Sara Lee care fully laid out on the bed such articles as she could not 

possibly   do   without�察  �and   was   able   to   pack   into   her   suitcase   less   than   a 

fourth   of   them。   She   had   fortunately   brought   a   soft   wool   sweater�察  �which 

required   little   room。   Undergarments�察  �several   blouses�察  �the   sweater   and   a 

pair of heavy shoes ´ that was her equipment�察�plus such small toilet outfit 

as is necessary when a young woman uses no make´up and regards cold 

cream only as a remedy for chapped hands。 

     The maid found her in rather a dismal mood。 

     ;Going across�察�miss� ─�she said。 ;Fancy that� ─�

     ;It's a secret�察─�cautioned Sara Lee。 ;I am really not sure I am going。 I 

am only trying to go。; 

     The   maid�察  �who   found   Sara   Lee   and   the   picture   of   Harvey   on   her 

dressing table both romantic and appealing�察�offered to pack。 From the first 

moment it was evident that she meant to include the white dress。 Indeed 

she packed it first。 

     ;You   never   know   what's   going   to   happen   over   there�察─  �she   asserted。 

;They   do   say   that   royalties   are   everywhere�察  �going   about   like   common 

people。 You'd better have a good frock with you。; 

     She had an air of subdued excitement�察�and after she had established the 

fact that not only the white frock but slippers and hose also would go in 

she   went   to   the   door   and   glanced   up   and   down   the   passage。   Then   she 

closed the door。 

     ;There was queer goings´on here last night�察�miss�察─�she said cautiously。 

;Spies� ─�

     ;Oh�察�no� ─�cried Sara Lee。 

     ;Spies�察─�she repeated。 ;A man and a woman�察�pretending to be Belgian 

refugees。 They took them away at daylight。 I expect by now they've been 


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shot。; 

     Sara Lee ate very little breakfast that morning。 All through England it 

was confidently believed that spies were shot on discovery�察�a theory that 

has been persistent ´ and false�察�save at the battle line ´ since the beginning 

of the war。 And Henri's plan assumed new proportions。 Suppose she made 

her    attempt    and   failed�拭  �Suppose     they    took   her   for  a  spy�察  �and   that 

tomorrow's sun found her facing a firing squad�拭�Not�察�indeed�察�that she had 

ever heard of a firing squad�察�as such。 But she had seen spies shot in the 

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 
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