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glance disappeared。 

     Sara Lee watched him out of sight�察�in a very real panic。 He had been 

something real and tangible in that shadowy place ´ something familiar in 

an unfamiliar world。 But he was gone。 She threw up her head。 

     So once more Sara Lee picked up her suitcase and went down the pier。 

Now   she   was   unchallenged。   What   lurking   figure   might   he   on   the   dark 

deck of the Calais boat she could not tell。 That was the chance she was to 

take。   The   gangway   was   still   out�察  �and   as   quietly   as   possible   she   went 

aboard。   The   Boulogne   boat   had   suddenly   gone   dark�察  �and   she   heard   the 

churning of the screw。 With the extinction of the lights on the other boat 

came at last deeper night to her aid。 A few steps�察�a stumble�察�a gasp ´ and 

she was on board the forbidden ship。 

     She turned forward�察�according to her instructions�察�where the overhead 

deck made below an even deeper shadow。 Henri had said that there were 

cabins there�察�and that the chance was of finding an unlocked one。 If they 

were all locked she would be discovered at dawn�察�and arrested。 And Sara 

Lee   was   not   a   war   correspondent。   She   was   not   accustomed   to     arrest。 

Indeed she had a deep conviction that arrest in her case would mean death。 

False�察�of course�察�but surely it shows her courage。 

     As she stood there�察�breathless and listening�察�the Boulogne boat moved 

out。 She heard the wash against the jetty�察�felt the rolling of its waves。 But 

being on the landward side she could not see the faint gleam of a cigarette 

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the   Calais   boat   was   visible�察  �and   long   after   indeed�察  �Henri   stood   there�察�

outwardly   calm   but   actually   shaken   by   many   fears。   She   had   looked   so 

small and   young�察  �and   who could know  what  deviltry  lurked   abroad   that 

night�拭�

     He   had   not   gone   with   her   because   it   was   necessary   that   he   be   in 

Boulogne   the   next   morning。   And   also�察  �the   very   chance   of   getting   her 

across lay in her being alone and unobserved。 

     So   he   stood   by   the   rail   and   looked   back   and   said   a   wordless   little 

prayer that if there was trouble it come to his boat and not to the   other。 

Which might very considerably have disturbed the buyers had they known 

of it and believed in prayer。 

     Sara    Lee    stood    in  the   shadows     and    listened。   There    were    voices 

overhead�察�from the bridge。 A door opened onto the deck and threw out a 

ray of   light。 Some   one   came out   and went on shore�察�walking   with   brisk 

ringing steps。 And then at last she put down her bag and tried door after 

door�察�without result。 

     The    man    who    had   gone    ashore    called   another。    The   gangway      was 

drawn   in。 The   engines   began   to   vibrate   under   foot。   Sara   Lee�察  �breathless 

and terrified�察�stood close to a cabin door and remained immovable。 At one 

moment it seemed as if a seaman was coming forward to where she stood。 

But he did not come。 

     The Calais boat was waiting until the other steamer had got well out of 

the harbor。 The   fog   had lifted�察  �and   the  searchlight   was   moving   over  the 

surface。 It played round the channel steamer without touching it。 But none 

of this was visible to Sara Lee。 

     At last the lights of the quay began to recede。 The little boat rocked 

slightly in its own waves as it edged away。 It moved slowly through the 

shipping and out until�察�catching the swell of the channel�察�it shot ahead at 

top speed。 

     For   an   hour   Sara   Lee   stood   there。 The   channel   wind   caught her   and 

tore    at  her  skirts   until  she   was    almost    frozen。   And     finally�察 �in  sheer 

desperation�察�she worked her way round to the other side。 She saw no one。 

Save for the beating heart of the engine below it might have been a dead 


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ship。 

     On the other side she found an open door and stumbled into the tiny 

dark   deck   cabin�察  �as   chilled   and   frightened   a   philanthropist   as   had   ever 

crossed that old and tricky and soured bit of seaway。 And there�察�to be frank�察�

she   forgot    her   fright  in   as  bitter   a  tribute   of  seasickness   as  even   the 

channel has ever exacted。 

     She had locked herself in�察�and she fell at last into an exhausted sleep。 

When she wakened and peered out through the tiny window it was gray 

winter dawn。 The boat was quiet�察�and before her lay the quay of Calais and 

the Gare Maritime。 A gangway was out and a hurried survey showed no 

one in sight。 

     Sara    Lee   picked    up   her   suitcase   and   opened     the  door。   The   fresh 

morning air revived her�察�but nevertheless it was an extremely pale young 

woman who�察�obeying Henri's instructions�察�went ashore that morning in the 

gray dawn unseen�察�undisturbed and unqestioned。 But from the moment she 

appeared      on   the   gangway     until   the   double    glass   doors   of   the  Gare 

Maritime   closed   behind   her   this   apparently   calm   young   woman   did   not 

breathe   at   all。   She   arrived�察  �indeed�察  �with   lungs   fairly   collapsed   and   her 

heart entirely unreliable。 

     A   woman   clerk   was   asleep   at   a   desk。   Sara   Lee   roused   her   to   half 

wakefulness�察�no interest and extremely poor English。 A drowsy porter led 

her up a staircase and down an endless corridor。 Then at last he was gone�察�

and Sara Lee turned the key in her door and burst into tears。 


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                             CHAPTER VII 



       Now up to this point Sara Lee's mind had come to rest at Calais。 She 

must get there�察�after that the other things would need to be worried over。 

Henri   had   already   in   their   short   acquaintance   installed    himself   as   the 

central figure of this strange and amazing interlude ´ not as a good´looking 

young soldier surprisingly fertile in expedients�察�but as a sort of agent of 

providence�察�by whom and through whom things were done。 

     And Henri had said she was to go to the Gare Maritime at Calais and 

make   herself   comfortable   ´   if   she   got   there。 After   that   things   would   be 

arranged。 

     Sara Lee therefore took a hot bath�察�though hardly a satisfactory one�察�

for there was no soap and she had brought none。 She learned later on to 

carry soap   with her   everywhere。 So   she soaked   the chill out of   her slim 

body and then dressed。 The room was cold�察�but a great exultation kept her 

warm。 She had run the blockade�察�she had escaped the War Office ´ which�察�

by   the   way�察  �was   looking   her   up   almost   violently   by   that   time�察  �via   the 

censor。 It had   found the   trunk she left   at   Morley's�察 �and   cross´questioned 

the maid into hys´teria ´ and here she was�察�safe in France�察�the harbor of 

Calais before her�察�and here and there strange´looking war craft taking on 

coal。 Destroyers�察�she learned later。 Her ignorance was rather appalling at 

first。 

     It   was   all   unreal   ´   the   room   with   its   cold   steam   pipes�察  �the   heavy 

window hangings�察�the very words on the hot and cold taps in the bathroom。 

A great vessel moved into the harbor。 As it turned she saw its name printed 

on its side in huge letters�察�and the flag�察�also painted�察�of a neutral country ´ 

a hoped´for protection against German submarines。 It brought home to her�察�

rather�察�the thing she had escaped。 

     After a time she thought of food�察�but rather hopelessly。 Her attempts to 

get savon from a stupid boy had produced nothing more useful than a flow 

of unintelligible French and no soap whatever。 She tried a pantomime of 

washing her hands�察�but to the boy she had appeared to be merely wringing 


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them。 And�察�as a great many females were wringing their hands in France 

those days�察�he had gone away�察�rather sorry for her。 

     When hunger drove her to the bell again he came back and found her 

with her little phrase book in her hands�察�feverishly turning the pages。 She 

could find plenty of sentences such as ;Garcon�察�vous avez renverse du vin 

sur ma robe�察─�but not an egg lifted its shining pate above the pages。 Not 

cereal。 Not fruit。 Not even the word breakfast。 

     Long�察  �long   after   ward   Sara   Lee   found   a   quite   delightful   breakfast 

hidden between two pages that were stuck together。 But it was then far too 

late。 

     ;Donnez´moi�察─�began Sara Lee�察�and turned the pages rapidly�察 �this�察�do 

you see�拭─�She had found roast beef。 

     The boy ob
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