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He lunched at Brooks', and astounded an elderlyher probleirl!" exclai girl"

"An American," explained Mr Travers uncomfortably "She's perfectly

able to look after herself"

"Probably a correspondent in disguise They'll go to any lengths"

"She's not a correspondent"

"Let her stay in Boulogne There's work there in the hospitals"

"She's not a nurse She's a--well, she's a cook Or so she says"

The M P stared at Mr Travers, and Mr Travers stared back defiantly

"What in the na to cook?"

"Soup," said Mr Travers in a voice of suppressed irritation "She's

got a little money, and she wants to establish a soup kitchen behind

the Belgian trenches on a line of corily, "even you will adet"

"I don't approve of wolad that a few of the toexpert But I know her and I fancy she'll e"