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Harvey groaned over it�察�and got it out at night and scolded it wildly�察�and 

then slept with it under his pillows�察�when he slept at all。 

     Not   Sara   Lee�察  �and   certainly  not   Harvey�察  �knew   what   was   calling   her。 

And     even    later�察 �when    waves     of  homesickness        racked    her   with   wild 

remorse�察  �she knew   that she   had   had   to go and   that   she   could   not   return 

until she had   done the thing   for which she had been   sent�察�whatever that 

might be。 


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                               CHAPTER III 



       The first thing that struck Sara Lee was the way she was saying her 

nightly prayers in all sorts of odd places。 In trains and in hotels and�察�after 

sufficient     interval�察  �in   the   steamer。     She    prayed    under    these    novel 

circumstances to be made a better girl�察�and to do a lot of good over there�察�

and to be forgiven for hurting Harvey。 She did this every night�察�and then 

got   into   her   narrow   bed   and   studied   French   nouns   ´   because   she   had 

decided that there was no time for verbs ´ and numbers�察�which put her to 

sleep。 

     ;Un�察  �deux�察  �trois�察  �quatre�察  �cinq�察─  �Sara   Lee   would   begin�察  �and   go   on�察�

rocking   gently   in   her   berth   as   the   steamer   roIled�察   �Vingt�察  �vii   gt´et´un�察�

vingt´deux�察�trente�察�trente ´et´ un ´ ; Her voice would die away。 The book 

on the floor and Harvey's picture on the tiny table�察�Sara Lee would sleep。 

And as the ship trembled the light over her bead would shine on Harvey's 

ring�察�and it glistened like a tear。 

     One    thing   surprised    her  as   she  gradually   met    some    of   her  fellow 

passengers。 She was not alone on her errand。 Others there were on board�察�

young and old women�察�an4 men�察�too who had felt the call of mercy and 

were going�察�as ignorant as she�察�to help。 As ignorant�察�but not so friendless。 

Most of   them  were   accredited   somewhere。 They  had   definite objectives。 

But     what    was    more    alarming     ´  they   talked    in   big   figures。   Great 

organizations       were   behind     them。    She   heard    of  the   rehabilitation    of 

Belgium�察  �and   portable   hospitals�察  �and   millions   of   dollars�察  �and   Red   Cross 

trains。 

     Not once did Sara Lee hear of anything so humble as a soup kitchen。 

The war was a vast thing�察�they would observe。 It could only be touched by 

great organizations。 Individual effort was negligible。 

     Once she took her courage in her hands。 

     ;But I should think�察─�she said�察 �that even great organizations depend 

on the ´ on individual efforts。; 

     The portable hospital woman turned to her patronizingly。 


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     ;Certainly�察�my dear�察─�she said。 ;But coordinated ´ coordinated。; 

     It is   hard to say just   when the lights went   down on   Sara Lee's quiet 

stage and the interlude began。 Not on the steamer�察�for after three days of 

discouragement and good weather they struck a storm�察�and Sara Lee's fine 

frenzy died for a time�察�of nausea。 She did not appear again until the boat 

entered the Mersey�察�a pale and shaken angel of mercy�察�not at all sure of her 

wings�察�and most terribly homesick。 

     That    night   Sara   Lee   made    a  friend�察  �one   that  Harvey     would    have 

approved of�察�an elderly Englishman named Travers。 He was standing by 

the rail in the rain looking out at the blinking signal lights on both sides of 

the river。 The ship for the first time had abandoned its policy of darkness 

and the decks were bathed in light。 

     Overhead the yardarm blinkers were signaling�察�and directly over Sara 

Lee's head a great white searchlight swept the water ahead。 The wind was 

blowing   a   gale�察  �and   the   red   and   green   lights   of   the   pilot   boat   swung   in 

great arcs that seemed to touch the waves on either side。 

     Sara   Lee   stood   beside   Mr。  Travers�察  �for   companionship   only。   He   had 

preserved   a   typically   British   aloofness   during   the   voyage�察  �and   he   had 

never   spoken   to   her。   But   there   was   something   forlorn   in   Sara   Lee   that 

night as she clutched her hat with both hands and stared out at the shore 

lights。 And if he had been silent during the voyage he had not been deaf。 

So he knew why almost every woman on the ship was making the voyage�察�

but he knew nothing about Sara Lee。 

     ;Bad night�察─�said Mr。 Travers。 

     ;I was wondering what they are trying to do with that little boat。; 

     Mr。   Travers   concealed   the   surprise   of   a   man   who   was   making   his 

seventy´second voyage。 

     ;That's the pilot boat�察─�he explained。 ;We are picking up a pilot。; 

     ;But�察─  �marveled   Sara   Lee   rather   breathlessly�察   �have   we   come   all   the 

way without any pilot�拭─�

     He explained that to her�察�and showed her a few moments later how the 

pilot came with   incredible rapidity up   the swaying rope   ladder and over 

the side。 


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     To be honest�察�he had been watching for the pilot boat�察�not to see what 

to Sara Lee was the thrilling progress of the pilot up the ladder�察�but to get 

the newspapers he would bring on with him。 It is perhaps explanatory of 

the way things went for Sara Lee from that time on that he quite forgot his 

newspapers。 

     The   chairs   were   gone   from   the   decks�察  �preparatory   to   the   morning 

landing�察�so they walked about and Sara Lee at last told him her story ´ the 

ladies of the Methodist Church�察�and the one hundred dollars a month she 

was to have�察�outside of her traveling expenses�察�to found and keep going a 

soup kitchen behind the lines。 

     ;A hundred dollars a month�察─�he said。 ;That's twenty pounds。 Humph� �

Good God� ─�

     But this last was under his breath。 

     Then she told him of Mabel Andrews' letter�察�and at last read it to him。 

He listened attentively。 ;Of course�察─�she said when she had put the letter 

back into her bag�察 �I can't feed a lot�察�even with soup。 But if I only help a 

few�察�it's worth doing�察�isn't it�拭─�

     ;Very much worth doing�察─�he said gravely。 ;I suppose you are not�察�by 

any  chance�察  �going   to   write   a   weekly  article   for   one   of   your   newspapers 

about what you are doing�拭─�

     ;I hadn't thought of it。 Do you think I should�拭─�

     Quite unexpectedly Mr。 Travers patted her shoulder。 

     ;My dear child�察─�he said�察 �now and then I find somebody who helps to 

revive my faith in human nature。 Thank you。; 

     Sara Lee did not understand。 The touch on the shoulder had made her 

think suddenly of Uncle James�察�and her chin quivered。 

     ;I'm just a little frightened�察─�she said in a small voice。 

     ;Twenty pounds� ─�repeated Mr。 Travers to himself。 ;Twenty pounds� ─�

And aloud�此 �Of course you speak French�拭─�

     ;Very little。 I've had six lessons�察�and I can count ´ some。; 

     The   sense   of   unreality   which   the   twenty   pounds   had   roused   in   Mr。 

Travers' cautious British mind grew。 No money�察�no French�察�no objective�察�

just a great human desire to be useful in her own small way ´ this was a 


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new type to him。 What a sporting chance this frail bit of a girl was taking� �

And     he    noticed    now    something      that   had   escaped     him    before    ´  a 

dauntlessness�察�a courage of the spirit rather than of the body�察�that was in 

the very poise of her head。 

     ;I'm not afraid about the language�察─�she was saying。 ;I have a phrase 

book。 And a hungry man�察�maybe sick or wounded�察�can understand a bowl 

of soup in any language�察�I should think。 And I can cook� ─�

     It was a perplexed and thoughtful Mr。 Travers who sipped his Scotch´ 

and´soda in the smoking room before retiring�察�lie took the problem to bed 

with him and woke up in the night saying�此 �Twenty pounds� �Good God� ─�

     In the morning they left the ship。 He found Sara Lee among the K's�察�

waiting   to   have   her   passport   examined�察  �and   asked   her   where   she   was 

stopping   in   London。  She  had   read   somewhere  of   Claridge's   ´  in   a   novel 

probably。 

     ;I shouldn't advise Claridge's�察─�he said�察�reflecting rather grimly on the 

charges     of   that  very    exclusive    hotel。   ;Suppose      you   let  me    make     a 

suggestion。; 

     So   he   wrote   out   the   name   of   a   fine   old   English   house   on   Trafalgar 

Square�察�where she could stay until she went to France。 There would be the 

matter   of   a   passport   to   cross   the   Channel。   It   might   take   a   day   or   two。 

Perhaps he could help her。 He would give himself the pleasure of calling 

on her very soon。 

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