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"How can you know that?"

"Because I've co you won't want to do"

"We won't quarrel before we begin, then," she said pleasantly "Because

I really never do anything I don't wish to do"

But she gave hilance and her smile became a trifle forced

She knew all about Harvey and Sara Lee She had heard ruh she was not a clever nor a very keen wo and braced herself for it

Harvey had prepared in his mind a summary of his position, and he

delivered it with the rapidity and strength of a blow

"I know all about the Belgians, Mrs Gregory," he said "I'm sorry for

them So is every one, I suppose But I want to know if you think a

girl of twenty ought to be over there practically at the Front, and

alone?" He gave her tihter there, if you had one?"

"Perhaps not, under ordinary circumstances But this is war"