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Jean's support。 He protested violently against being put to bed�察�and when 

he found himself led into Sara Lee's small room he openly rebelled。 

     ;Never� ─     �he   said   stubbornly�察    �halting    in   the  doorway。      ;This    is 

mademoiselle's boudoir。 Her drawing´room as well。 I am going to the mill 

house and ´; 

     He staggered。 

     So Sara Lee's room had a different occupant for a time�察�a thin and fine´ 

worn   young   Belgian�察  �who   yielded   to   Sara   Lee   when   Jean   gave   up   in 

despair�察�and who proceeded�察�most unmanfully�察�to faint as soon as he was 

between the blankets。 

     If Sara Lee hoped to nurse Henri she was doomed to disappointment。 

Jean   it   was   who   took   over   the   care   of   the   boy�察  �a   Jean   who   now   ate 

prodigiously�察  �and   whistled   occasionally�察  �and   slept   at   night   robed   in   his 

blanket on the floor beside Henri's bed�察�lest that rebellious invalid get up 

and try to move about。 

     On   the   first   night�察  �with   the   door   closed�察  �against   Henri's   entreaties�察�

while the little house received its evening complement of men�察�and with 

Henri lying back on his pillows�察�fresh dressed as to the wounds in his arm 

and chest�察�fed with Sara Lee's daintiest�察�and resting�察�Jean found the boy's 

eyes resting on the mantel。 

     ;Dear     and   obstinate    friend�察─  �said  Henri�察    �do   you   wish    me   to  be 

happy�拭─�

     ;You shall not leave the room or your bed。 That is arranged for。; 

     ;How�拭─�demanded Henri with interest。 

     Because I have hidden away your trousers。; 

     Henri laughed�察�but he sobered quickly。 


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     ;If   you   wish   me   to   be   happy�察─  �he   said�察   �take   away   that   American 

photograph。 But first�察�please to bring it here。; 

     Jean brought it�察�holding it gingerly between his thumb and forefinger。 

And Henri lay back and studied it。 

     ;It is mademoiselle's fiance�察─�he said。 

     Jean grunted。 

     ;Look at it�察�Jean�察─�Henri said in his half´bantering tone�察�with despair 

beneath it�察 �and then look at me。 Or no ´ remembering me as I was when I 

was a man。 He is better�察�eh�拭�It is a good face。 But there is a jaw�察�a ´               Do 

you   think   he   will   be   kind   to   her   as   she   requires�拭  �She   requires   much 

kindness。 Some women ´; 

     He broke off and watched Jean anxiously。 

     ;A half face� ─�Jean said scornfully。 ;The pretty view� �As for kindness ´ 

; He put the photograph face down on the table。 ;I knew once a man in 

Belgium      who    married     an  American。      At   Antwerp。     They    were    most 

unhappy。; 

     Henri smiled。 

     ;You   are   lying�察─  �he said   with   boyish   pleasure in   his own   astuteness。 

;You knew no such couple。 You are trying to make me resigned。; 

     But quite  a  little  later�察 �when   Jean   thought   he   was   asleep�察 �he  said�此   �I 

shall never be resigned。; 

     So at last spring had come�察�and Henri and the great spring drive。 The 

Germans had not drained the inundation�察�nor had they broken through to 

Calais。 And it is not to be known here how much this utter failure had been 

due to the information Henri had secured before he was wounded。 

     One day in his bed Henri received a visit from the King�察�and was left 

lying with a decoration on his breast and a beatific�察�if somewhat sheepish�察�

expression on his face。 And one night the village was bombarded�察�and on 

Henri's refusing to be moved to the cellar Sara Lee took up a determined 

stand in his doorway�察�until at last he made a most humiliating move for 

safety。 

     Bit by bit Sara Lee got the story�察�its bare detail from Henri�察�its courage 

and sheer recklessness from Jean。 It would�察�for instance�察�run like this�察�with 


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Henri in a chair perhaps�察�and cutting dressings ´ since that might be done 

with   one   hand   ´   and   Sara   Lee�察  �sleeves   rolled   up   and   a   great   bowl   of 

vegetables before her�此�

     ;And when you got through the water�察�Henri�拭─�she would ask�此 �What 

then�拭─�

     It was quite simple。 They had put up some additional wire�察�however ´; 

     ;Where�拭─�

     ;There   was   a   break�察─  �he   would   explain。   ;I   have   told   you   ´   between 

their trenches。 I had used it before to get through。; 

     ;But how could you go through�拭─�

     ;Like a snake�察─�he would say�察�smiling。 ;Very flat and wriggling。 I have 

eaten of the dirt�察�mademoiselle。; 

     Then he would stop and cut�察�very awkwardly�察�with his left hand。 

     ;Go on�察─�she would prompt him。 ;But they had put barbed wire there。 

Is that it�拭�So you could not get through�拭─�

     ;With tin cans on it�察�and stones in the cans。 I thought I had removed 

them all�察�but there was one left。 So they heard me。; 

     More     cutting   and   a  muttered     French    expletive。    Henri   was    not  a 

particularly patient cripple。 And apparently there was an end to the story。 

     ;For goodness' sake�察─�Sara Lee would exclaim despairingly�察 �so they 

heard you� �That isn't all�察�is it�拭─�

     ;It was almost all�察─�he would say with his boyish smile。 

     ;And   they   shot   at   you�拭─   �Even   better。   They   shot   me。   That   was   this 

one。; And he would point to his arm。 

     More   silence�察  �more   cutting�察  �a   gathering   exasperation   on   Sara   Lee's 

part。 

     ;Are you going on or not�拭─�

     ;Then I pretended to be one of them�察�mademoiselle。 I speak German as 

French。 I pretended not to be hurt�察�but to be on a reconnoissance。 And I got 

into the trench and we had a talk in the darkness。 It was most interesting。 

Only if they had shown a light they would have seen that I was wounded。; 

     By bits�察�not that day�察�but after many days�察�she got the story。 In the next 

trench he slipped a sling over the wounded arm and�察�as a Bavarian on his 


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way to the dressing station�察�got back。 

     ;I had some trouble�察─�he confessed one day。 ;Now and then one would 

offer to go back with me。 And I did not care for assistance� ─�

     But sometime later there was trouble。 She was four days getting to that 

part of it。 He had got behind the lines by that time�察�and he knew that in 

some   way   suspicion   had   been   roused。   He   was   weak   by   that   time�察  �and 

could not go far。 He had lain hidden�察�for a day and part of a night�察�without 

water�察�in a destroyed barn�察�and then had escaped。 

     He   got   into   the   Belgian   costume   as   before�察  �but   he   could   not   wear   a 

sling for his wounded arm。 He got the peasant to thrust his helpless right 

hand into his pocket�察�and for two days he made a close inspection of what 

was    going    on。   But   fever   had   developed�察    �and   on   the   third  night�察  �half 

delirious�察  �when   he   was   spoken   to   by   an   officer   he   had   replied�察  �of   all 

tongues�察�in English。 

     The officer shot him instantly in the chest。 He fell and lay still and the 

officer bent over him。 In that moment Henri stabbed him with a knife in 

his left hand。 Men were coming from every direction�察�but he got away ´ he 

did   not   clearly   remember       how。   And   at   dawn   he   fell   into   the  Belgian 

farmhouse�察�apparently dying。 

     Jean's story�察�on the other hand�察�was given early and with no hesitation。 

He   had   crossed   the   border   at   Holland   in   civilian   clothes�察  �by   the   simple 

expedient   of   bribing   a   sentry。   He   had   got�察  �with   little   difficulty�察  �to   the 

farmhouse�察�and found Henri�察�now recovering but very weak�察�he was lying 

hidden in a garret�察�and he was suffering from hunger and lack of medical 

attention。 In a wagon full of market stuff�察�Henri hidden in the bed of it�察�

they had got to the border again。 And there Jean had�察�it seemed�察�stabbed 

the sentry he had bribed before and driven on to neutral soil。 

     Not   an   unusual     story�察  �that  of   Henri  and   Jean。   The   journey   across 

Belgium in the springless farm wagon was the worst。 They had had to take 

roundabout   lanes�察      �avoiding    the   main   highways。      Fortunately�察   �always     at 

night there were friendly houses�察�kind hands to lift Henri into warm fire´ 

lighted   interiors。  Many  messages they  had   brought   back�察 �some   of   cheer�察�

but too often of tragedy�察�from the small farmsteads of Belgium。 


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     Then finally had been Holland�察�and the chartering of a boat ´ and at 

last ´ ;Here we are�察�and here we are�察�and here we are again�察─�sang Henri�察�

chopping   at   his   cotton   and   making   a   great   show   of   cheerfulness   before 

Sara Lee。 

     But with Jean sometimes he showed the black de
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