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But there's no reason in it�察�no sense。 I'm sick to death of hearing about it。 

Let's talk of something else。; 

     But ´ and here was something strange ´ Sara Lee could find nothing 

else   to   talk   about。   The   thing   that   she   had   looked   forward   so   eagerly   to 

telling ´ that was barred。 And the small gossip of their little circle�察�purely 

personal and trivial�察�held only faint interest for her。 For the first time they 

had no common ground to meet on。 

     Yet it was a very happy man who went whistling to his room that night。 

He   was   rather   proud   of   himself   too。 After   all   the   bitterness   of   the   past 

months�察�he had been gentle and loving to Sara Lee。 He had not   scolded 

her。 

     In the next room he could hear her going quietly about�察�opening and 

closing the drawers of the new bureau�察�moving a chair。 Pretty soon�察�God 

willing�察  �they   need    never   be   separated。   He   would   have   her   always�察  �to 

protect and cherish and love。 

     He went outside to her closed door。 

     ;Good night�察�sweetheart�察─�he called softly。 

     ;Good night�察�dear�察─�came her soft reply。 

     But    long   after  he   was   asleep    Sara   Lee   stood   at  her   window     and 

listened to the leaves�察�so like the feet of weary men on the ruined street 

over there。 

     For   the   first   time   she   was   questioning   the   thing   she   had   done。   She 

loved Harvey ´ but there were many kinds of love。 There was the love of 

Jean for Henri�察�and there was the wonderful love�察�though the memory now 

was   cruel   and   hurt   her�察  �of   Henri   for   herself。 And   there   was   the   love   of 

Marie for the memory of Maurice the spy。 Many kinds of love�察�and one 

heart might love many people�察�in different ways。 

     A small doubt crept into her mind。 This feeling she had for Harvey was 

not    what   she   had   thought    it  was   over   there。  It  was   a  thing   that  had 

belonged to a certain phase of her life。 But that phase was over。 It was�察�like 

Marie's�察�but a memory。 

     This    Harvey     of   the  new    car   and   the   increased     income     and   the 

occasional   hardness   in   his   voice   was   not   the   Harvey   she   had   left。   Or 


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perhaps it was she who had changed。 She wondered。 She felt precisely the 

same�察�tender toward her friends�察�unwilling to hurt them。 She did not want 

to hurt Harvey。 

     But she did not love him as he deserved to be loved。 And she had a 

momentary lift of the veil�察�when she saw the long vista of the years�察�the 

two of them always together and always between them hidden�察�untouched�察�

but eating like a cancer�察�Harvey's resentment and suspicion of her months 

away from him。 

     There would always be a barrier between them。 Not only on Harvey's 

side。 There were things she had no right to tell ´ of Henri�察�of his love and 

care   for   her�察  �and   of   that   last   terrible   day   when   he   realized   what   he   had 

done。 

     That   night�察  �lying   in   the   new   bed�察  �she   faced   that   situation   too。   How 

much was she to blame�拭�If Henri felt that each life lost was lost by him 

wasn't the same true for her�拭�Why had she allowed him to stay in London�拭�

     But that was one question she did not answer frankly。 

     She lay there in the darkness and wondered what punishment he would 

receive。   He   had   done   so   much   for   them   over   there。   Surely�察  �surely�察  �they 

would allow for that。 But small things came back to her ´ the awful sight 

of   the   miller   and   his   son�察  �led   away   to   death�察  �with   the   sacks   over   their 

heads。   The   relentlessness   of   it   all�察  �the   expecting   that   men   should   give 

everything�察�even life itself�察�and ask for no mercy。 

     And this�察�too�察�she remembered�此�Once in a wild moment Henri had said 

he would follow her to America�察�and that there he would prove to her that 

his   and   not   Harvey's   was   the   real   love   of   her   life   ´   the   great   love�察  �that 

comes but once to any woman�察�and to some not at all。 Yet on that last night 

at Morley's he had said what she now felt was a final farewell。 That last 

look   of   his�察  �from   the   doorway   ´   that   had   been   the   look   of   a   man   who 

would fill his eyes for the last time。 

     She   got   up   and   stood   by   the   window。   What   had   they   done   to   him�拭�

What would they do�拭�She looked at her watch。 It was four o'clock in the 

morning over there。 The little house would be quiet now�察�but down along 

the   lines   men   would   be   standing   on   the   firing   step   of   the   trench�察  �and 


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waiting�察�against what the dawn might bring。 

     Through   the     thin   wall  came   the   sound   of   Harvey's   heavy�察  �regular 

breathing。 She remembered Henri's light sleeping on the kitchen floor�察�his 

cap    on  the   table�察 �his  cape   rolled  round    him   ´  a  sleeping�察  �for  all  his 

weariness�察�so light that he seemed always half conscious。 She remembered 

the   innumerable   times   he   had   come   in   at   this   hour�察  �muddy�察  �sometimes 

rather gray of face with fatigue�察�but always cheerful。 

     It was just such   an hour that   she found him giving   hot coffee to   the 

German prisoner。 It had been but a little earlier when he had taken her to 

the roof and had there shown her Rene�察�lying with his face up toward the 

sky which had sent him death。 

     A hundred memories crowded ´ Henri's love for the Belgian soldiers�察�

and theirs for him�察�his humor�察�his absurd riddles。 There was the one he had 

asked Rene�察�the very  day  before the air   attack。  He had stood stiffly  and 

frowningly before the boy�察�and he had asked in a highly official tone�此�

     ;What must a man be to be buried with military honors�拭─�

     ;A general�拭─�

     ;No。; 

     ;An officer�拭─�

     ;No�察�no� �Use your head boy� �This is very important。 A mistake would 

be most serious。 

     Rene had shaken his head dejectedly。 

     ;He must be dead�察�Rene�察─�Henri had said gravely。 ;Entirely dead。 As I 

said�察�it is well to know these things。 A mistake would be unfortunate。; 

     His   blue   eyes   had   gleamed     with   fun�察 �but   his  face   had   remained 

frowning。 It was quite five minutes before she had heard Rene chuckling 

on the doorstep。 

     Was he still living�察�this Henri of the love of life and courting of death�拭�

Could anything so living die�拭�And if he had died had it been because of 

her�拭�She faced that squarely for the first time。 

     ;Perhaps   even   beyond   the   stars   they   have   need   of   a   little   house   of 

mercy�察�and�察�God knows�察�wherever I am I shall have need of you。; 

     Beyond the partition Harvey slept on�察�his arms under his head。 


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                           CHAPTER XXVI 



     Harvey  was   clamoring   for   an   early  wedding。 And   indeed   there   were 

few   arguments   against   it�察  �save   one   that   Sara   Lee   buried   in   her   heart。 

Belle's   house   was   small�察  �and   though   she   was   welcome   there�察  �and   more 

than that�察�Sara Lee knew that she was crowding the family。 

     Perhaps Sara Lee would have agreed in the end。 There seemed to be 

nothing else to do�察�though by the end of the first week she was no longer 

in any doubt as to what her feeling for Harvey really was。 It was kindness�察�

affection�察  �but   it   was   not   love。   She   would   marry   him   because   she   had 

promised   to�察  �and   because   their   small   world   expected   her   to   do   so�察  �and 

because she could not shame him again。 

     For to her surprise she found that that was what he had felt ´ a strange�察�

self´conscious shame�察�like that of a man who has been jilted。 She felt that 

by    coming      back    to  him    she    had   forfeited    the   right   to   break    the 

engagement。 

     So every hour of every day seemed to make the thing more inevitable。 

Belle   was   embroidering   towels   for   her   in   her   scant   leisure。   Even Anna�察�

with   a  second   child   coming�察 �sent   in her  contribution   to   the bride's   linen 

chest。 By almost desperately insisting on a visit to Aunt Harriet she got a 

reprieve of a month。 And Harvey was inclined to be jealous even of that。 

     Sometimes�察  �but   mostly   at   night   when   she   was   alone�察  �a   hot   wave   of 

resentment   overwhelmed   her。  Why   should   she   be   forced   into   the   thing�拭�

Was   there   any   prospect   of   happiness   after   marriage   when   there   was   so 

little before�拭�

     For she realized now that even Harvey was not happy。 He had at last 

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