\"I’mgoingtodriveyoutoEtaplesto—morrowinmycar。IknowthematronandsomeofthenursesintheAmericanhospitalthere。\"
\"Youdon’tmeanit,\"saidBarry,\"butareyousureit’snotaterribleboreforyou?IammuchafraidthatIhavebeenanuisancetoyou,andyouhavebeensovery,verygoodtome。\"
\"Abore!\"shecried,andthebrowneyeswerewideopeninsurprise。
\"Abore,andyouaCanadian!Why,youareoneofmybrothers’
friends,andbesidesyouseemtomeafriendofourfamily。MyuncleHoward,youknow,toldmeallaboutyou。Besides,\"sheaddedinavoiceofgreatgentleness,\"youremember,Ipromised。\"
Barrycaughtherhand。
\"IwishIcouldtellyouallIfeelaboutit,butsomehowIcan’tgetthewords。\"
Sheallowedherhandtoremaininhisforamomentortwo;thenwithdrawingit,saidhurriedly,withaslightcolourshowinginhercheeks:
\"IthinkIunderstand。\"Thenchanginghertoneabruptly,anddroppingintothebusiness—likemannerofaV。A。D。,shesaid,\"So,we’llgoto—morrow。Itwillheasplendidrun,ifthedayisfine。Wehadbetterstartbynineo’clocktogiveusalongday。\"
Then,asifforgettingshewasaV。A。D。,sheaddedwithalittlecatchinhervoice,\"Oh,Ishallloveit!\"
Thedayprovedtobefine,——oneofthosegoldendaysofspringthathavegiventothelanditsnameof\"sunnyFrance。\"Itwasadayforlifeandyouthandhope。Adayonwhichwarseemedmorethaneveracrueloutrageuponhumanity。Butacrossthesunniestdays,acrosstheshiningfaceofFrance,andacrosstheirspirits,too,thewarcastitsblackshadow。Theyboth,however,seemedtohaveresolvedthatforthatdayatleasttheywouldturntheireyesfromthatshadowandletthemrestonlywherethesunwasshining。
TheV。A。D。withhermindintentuponherwheelcouldonlycontribute,ashershareintheconversation,descriptiveandsomewhatdesultorycommentsuponpointsofinterestalongtheway。
Barry,becauseitharmonisedwithhismood,talkedabouthisfatherandalltheiryearstogetherbuteverwithoutobtrusionofhisgrief。Theexperiencesofthepastthreedays,whichtheyhadshared,seemedtohaveestablishedbetweenthemasenseofmutualconfidenceandcomradeshipsuchasinordinarycircumstanceswouldhavedemandedyearsofcompanionshiptoeffect。Thissenseofsympathyandofperfectunderstandingonthepartofthegirlathisside,togetherwiththefascinatingcharmofherbeauty,andhersweetness,wastoBarry’sstrickenheartlikeahealingbalmtoanachingwound。
TheywereinsightofEtaplesbeforeBarryimaginedtheycouldhavemademorethanhalfthejourney。
\"Etaples,sosoon!Itcannotbe!\"
\"Butitis,\"saidthegirl,throwingabrightsmileathim,\"andthat’sthehospital,onthehillyonder,wheretheflagisflying。\"
\"Why,\"exclaimedBarry,\"that’stheAmericanflag!What’stheAmericanflagdoingthere?\"
\"It’sflyingoveranAmericanhospital,\"saidtheV。A。D。\"I
thinkit’ssuchabeautifulflag。Inthebreeze,itseemstomethemostbeautifulofalltheflags。Thestripesseemtoflowoutfromthestars。Ofcourse,\"sheaddedhurriedly,\"theUnionJackwithallitshistoricmeaninganditsmingledcrosses,issplendidlygloriousandismoredecorative,butIalwaysthink,whenIseethosefloatingstripes,thattheAmericanshavethemostbeautifulflag。\"
\"Iadmit,\"saidBarry,\"it’sabeautifulflag,but——well,I’maBritisher,Isuppose,andseeitwithBritisheyes。ButwhyisthatflagflyinghereinFrance?Howdotheauthoritiesallowthat?It’saneutralflag——awfullyneutral,too。\"
\"IunderstandtheyhavepermissionfromtheFrenchauthoritiestoflythatflagovereveryAmericaninstitutioninFrance。Andyouknow,\"continuedthegirlwithrisingenthusiasm,\"iftheyareneutral,theyhaveimmenselyhelpedus,too,haven’tthey?——inmunitionsandthatsortofthing。\"
\"That’strueenough,\"agreedBarry,\"andit’sallthemorewonderfulwhenyouthinkofthemillionsofGermansthattheyhaveintheircountry。Iheardaveryfinething,notlongago,fromafriendofmine。APittsburghoilmanabouttocloseadeal,withatraveller,withmillionsinit,suddenlydiscoveredthathisoilwastogototheGermans。Atoncethedealwasoff,and,thoughthepricewasconsiderablyraised,therewas,inhisownwords,’Nothing’doing!’’Nostuffofmine,’hesaid,’shallgotohelpanenemyoftheAnglo—Saxonrace。’That’sthewayIbelievetherealAmericansfeel。\"
\"Thisisawonderfulhospital,\"saidtheV。A。D。\"WheneverIseeit,IsomehowfeelmyheartgrowwarmtotheAmericanpeopleforthesplendidwayinwhichtheyhavehelpedpoorFrance,for,youknow,inthefirstmonthsofthewar,theFrenchhospitalswereperfectlyghastly。\"
\"Iknow,Iknow!\"criedBarry。\"AndtheCanadians,too,havechippedinabit。WehaveaCanadianhospitalinParis,fortheFrench,andothersarebeingorganised。\"
Theyturnedinatthegateandfoundthemselvesinabeautifulquadrangle,setoutwithgrassplotsandflowersandcementwalks。
Thebuildingitself,anancientroyalpalace,hadbeenenlargedbymeansofsun—parloursandporcheswhichgaveitanairofwonderfulcheerinessandbrightness。
\"Iwillruninandseeifanyofmyfriendsareabout,\"saidtheV。A。D。\"Waithereforme。Unlessyoucaretocomein,\"sheadded。
\"No,Iwillwaithere。Idon’tjustfeellikemeetingstrangersbut,ifthereareCanadiansinthehospital,Ishouldliketoseethem。Andperhapsyoucandiscoverwheremychiefcanbefound,ifyoudon’tmind。\"
Hardlyhadshepassedwithinthedoor,whenanothercarcameswiftlytothegateanddrewupalittleinfrontofBarry’s。A
girlleapedfromthewheelandwithaspringinherstep,whichspokeofaboundingvitality,ranupthesteps。
Whatthoughtcaughtheritisdifficulttosay,butonthetopmoststepshespunaroundandlookedstraightintoBarry’seyes。
\"Paula!\"heshouted,andwasoutofthecarandatthefootofthesteps,withhandoutstretched,when,withasingletouchofherfoottothesteps,shewasathim,withbothhandsreachingforhis。
\"Barry,oh,Barry!Itcan’tbeyou!\"shepanted。Herfacewentred,thenwhite,thenredagain。\"Oh,it’sbetterthanadrinktoseeyou。Whence,how,why,whither?Oh,nevermindanswering,\"
shewenton。\"It’senoughtoseeyou。\"
AstepbehindherdivertedherattentionfromBarry。Barryranupthesteps,andtakingtheV。A。D。bythehand,ledherdown。
\"Iwantyoutomeetafriendofmine,\"hesaidandintroducedPaula。
Paula’seyes,keenasaknife—point,wereupontheV。A。D。’sface。
\"I’mgladtoknowyou,\"shesaidfrankly,offeringherhand。
\"Principally,\"sheadded,withalittlelaugh,\"becauseyouknowBarry。\"
TheV。A。D。bowedwiththeslightreservecharacteristicofher,andtookPaula’shand。
\"I,too,ampleased,\"shesaid,\"tomeetafriendofCaptainDunbar。\"Thensheaddedwithincreasedcordiality,\"andI’mgladtomeetanAmericaninFrance。Iknowyourmatron,andsomeofthenurses。\"
\"Good!\"criedPaula。\"Now,then,you’llbothofyoutakelunchwithme。\"
TheV。A。D。demurred。
\"Ofcourseyouwill,\"criedPaula。\"Oh,Barry,I’mjustreadytodiefromseeingyouagain。Comealong!\"shecried,impulsively,catchingtheV。A。D。bythearm。\"Comealongandparkyourbuzzwagonherebesidemine。\"
Sherantohercar,spranginandwhirleditintoplacebeforetheV。A。D。hadherswellstarted。
Barrywaitedwheretheyhadlefthim。ThesuddenappearingofPaulahadstirredwithinhimdepthsoffeelingthatalmostoverpoweredhim。HismindwasfarawayinAthabasca,oncemorehewasseeingthedarkpool,theswiftlyflowingwater,thecampfire,andhisfatherbendingoverit。Hisheartwasquiveringasifahandhadbeenrudelythrustintoarawwoundinit。
TheV。A。D。heldPaulaafewmomentsbesidehercar,speakingquicklyandearnestly。WhentheyrejoinedBarry,Paula’seyesweresoftwithunshedtears,andhervoicewasverygentle。
\"Iknow,Barry,\"shesaid。\"MissVincentjusttoldme。Oh,whatterriblechangesthiswarbringstousall。Weseesomanysadthingshereeveryday。It’sterriblysadforyou,Barry。\"
\"Yes,itissad,Paula,anditisgoingtobelonely。YouhavebroughtbacktomethatbrightdayontheAthabasca。But,\"headdedearnestly,\"afterall,inthiswareverythingpersonalissosmall。Besides,hewassosplendid,youknow,andtheboystoldmeheplayedthegameupthererighttotheend。SoI’mnotgoingtoshamehim;atleast,I’mtryingnotto。\"
ButbrightaswasBarry’ssmile,Paulacaughtthequiveringofhislips,andturnedquicklyawayfromhim。
Afteramomentortwoofsilence,shecried,withheroldimpulsiveness,\"Nowyouwillbothlunchwithme。I’mthequartermasterofthisoutfit,andhaveasmallparlourofmyown。
Weshallhavealovely,cosytime,justMissVincent,youandmyselftogether。\"
\"But,\"repliedtheV。A。D。,\"Ihavejustarrangedwiththematrontolunchwithher。\"
\"Oh,rubbish!I’llcutthatout,allright。What’stheuseofbeingquartermasterifIcan’tarrangealunchpartytosuitmyself?\"
StilltheV。A。D。demurred。Withher,breakinganengagementforlunchwasaseriousaffair——wasindeedtakingalibertywhichnoEnglishgirlwouldthinkofdoing。
\"Oh,that’snonsense!\"criedPaula。\"I’llmakeitperfectlyallright。Lookhere,\"shecried,wheelingupontheV。A。D。,\"youBritishersaresoterriblycorrect。I’llshowyoualittleshirtsleevediplomacy。Besides,ifyoudon’tcomeinonthisyoucanhavethematron,andI’lltakeBarry,\"shesaidwithathreateningsmile。\"Watchme!\"sheadded,assheranaway。
\"Whatasplendidgirl!\"saidtheV。A。D。\"AndthatcaptivatingAmericanwayshehas。Perfectlyripping,Icallit。Idohopeweshallbefriends。\"
InashorttimePaulacamerushingbackintotheroom,announcingtriumphantlythatarrangementshadbeenmadeaccordingtoherprogramme,withthematroninheartyaccord。
\"Andshesendsherlove,\"shesaidtotheV。A。D。\"Shewouldnothaveyouonanyaccountmissthisparty。Sheisdesperatelygrievedthatshecannotacceptmyinvitationtojoinus。Ofcourse,Iknewtheolddearcouldn’t。Andwearetomeetherafterwards。\"
Thelittlelunchpartywas,onthewhole,asuccess。TotheconversationPaulacontributedthelargerpart,Barrydoinghisbesttosecondher。Butinspiteofhisheroicefforts,hismindwouldescapehim,farawaytothesunnyAthabascaplains,andthegleamingriverandthesmoothslippingcanoe,andthenwithswifttransitiontothelittleBritishplotinthecemeteryatBoulogne。
Atsuchtimes,Paula,readinghisface,wouldmomentarilyfalterinhergaytalk,onlytobeginagainwithrenewedvivacity。Ononetopic,however,shehadnodifficultyinholdingBarry’sattention。
ItwaswhenshetoldoftheorganisinganddespatchingoftheAmericanRedCrossunitstoFrance,andmoreespeciallyofherownunit,organisedandfinancedbyherfather。
\"Iamawfullysorryheisnothereto—day。Hewouldhavelovedtohaveseenyouagain,Barry。\"
\"AndItohaveseenhim,\"saidBarry。\"Heisabigman,anditisfineofhimtodothisthing。It’sjustlikethebig,generous—
heartedAmericans——theyaresounstintedintheirsympathies,andtheybackthemupforalltheyareworth。\"
\"Andhowefficienttheyare,\"addedtheV。A。D。inwarmadmiration。
\"Thishospital,youknow,\"turningtoBarry,\"isperfectlywonderful。
Itsequipment!Itsappliances!IhaveoftenheardourO。C。speakinthemostrapturousenvyoftheEtaplesAmericanRedCrossunit。\"
\"Andwhyshouldnotitbe?\"criedPaula。\"It’saquestionofmoneyafterall。Wearenotatwar。WeputinafewlittlehospitalshereinFrance。Wehavemoremoneythrownatusthanwecanuse。
Andyoutalkaboutefficiency,\"sheadded,turningtotheV。A。D。
\"GoodLord!MypaterhasjustcomebackfromLondon,wherehewasrubberingaroundwithlordsanddukesandthingsinadisgustinglyun—AmericanwayItoldhim,andnowheravesfrommorninguntilnightovertheefficiencyoftheBritish。He’sbeenallowedtoseesomeoftheirmunitionworks,youknow。IsimplyhadtodeclaimtheAmericanDeclarationofIndependencetohimthreetimesadaytorevivehisdroopingDemocraticsentiments,andIhadtosewOldGloryontohispajamassothathemightdreamproperAmericandreams。No,totellyouthetruth,\"herePaula’svoicetookadeepernote,\"everylastAmericanofushereinFranceishotwithhumiliationandrageathiscountry’sattitude,——monkeyingwiththosebaby—killing,woman—rapingdevils。\"
Assheended,hervoiceshookwithpassion,hercheekswerepale,andinhereyesshonetwobrighttears。ImpulsivelytheV。A。D。
rosefromherplace,ranaroundtoPaula,andputtingherarmaroundherneck,said:
\"Oh,Idothankyou,andIloveyouforyourwords,\"whileBarrystoodatattention,asifinthepresenceofhissuperiorofficer。
\"Isaluteyou,\"hesaidwithgraveearnestness。\"Youworthilyrepresentyourbraveandgenerouspeople。\"
\"Oh,darnitall!\"criedPaula,brushingawayhertears。\"I’mafool,butyoudon’tknowhowweAmericansfeel——realAmericans,I
mean,nottheyellowhyphenatedbreed。\"
Afterlunch,Barrywenttolookuphischief,theassistantdirectorofchaplainservice,whilePaulatookchargeoftheV。A。D。,saying:
\"Runaway,Barry,andseeyourBrassHat。I’llshowMissVincenthowaquartermaster’sdepartmentofarealhospitalshouldberun。\"
HishourwiththeA。D。C。S。wasamoststimulatingexperienceforBarry。Hefoundhimselfatonceintouchwithnotanofficialthinkingintermsofmilitaryregulationsandetiquette,butasoldierandaman。FortheA。D。C。S。wasboth。ThroughalltheterribledaysatYpres,wheretheCanadians,inthatwelterofgasandfireandblood,hadwontheirimperishablefameasfightingmen,hehadbeenwiththem,sharingtheirdangersandministeringtotheirwantswithhisbrotherofficersofthefightingline。
Physicallyanunimpressivefigure,smallandslight,yetheseemedchargedwithconcentratedenergywaitingrelease。
AsBarrylistenedtohiswordscomingforthinsnappy,jerkingphrases,hewasfascinatedbythebulldogjawandpiercingeyesofthelittleman。Inbrief,comprehensive,vigoroussentences,hesetforthhisidealsforthechaplainserviceintheCanadianarmy。
\"Threethings,\"hesaid,\"Itellmymen,shouldmarktheCanadianchaplainservice。Thefirst,Unity——unityamongthemselves,unitywiththeotherdepartmentsofthearmy。Twowordsdescribeourchaplains——ChristianandCanadians。IamanAnglicanmyself,butonthissideofthechanneltherearenoAnglican,noPresbyterian,noMethodistchaplains,onlyChristianandCanadianchaplains。I
havehadtofightforthiswithhighofficialsbothinthearmyandinthechurch。Ihavewonout,andwhileI’mherethiswillbemaintained。ThesecondthingisSpirituality。TheChaplainmustbeaChristianman,livingintouchwiththeDivine——alivetowardGod。Third,Humanity。Hemustbe’touchedwiththefeelingofourinfirmity,’sharingtheexperiencesofthemen,gettingtoknowtheirfeelings,theirfears,theirloneliness,theirmisery,theiranxieties,andGodknowstheyhavetheiranxietiesforthemselvesandfortheirfolksathome。\"
AsBarrylistened,heheardagainhisfather’svoice。\"Theyneedyou。Theyareafraid。Theyarelonely。TheyneedGod。\"
\"Andremember,\"saidtheA。D。C。S。,asherosetoclosetheinterview,\"thatIamatyourback。Ifyouhaveanydifficulty,letmeknow。Ifyouarewrong,Ipromisetotellyou。Ifyouareright,I’llbackyouup。Now,letusgoandlookoverthehospital。Therearesomeofourfellowsthere。Ifyoufeellikesayinganythingintheconvalescentward,allright,butdon’tletitworryyou。\"
Astheywentthroughthewards,Barrycouldnotbutnoticehowthefacesofthepatientsbrightenedashischiefapproached,andhowtheireyesfollowedhimafterhehadpassed。
Theymovedslowlythroughthoselongcorridors,sanctifiedbythesufferingsandgriefsandhiddentearsofhomesickandhomelongingmen,tomanyofwhomitseemedthatthebestoflifewaspast。
Whentheyhadgonethelengthoftheconvalescentward,theA。D。C。S。turnedand,aftergettingpermissionofthemedicalsuperintendent,brieflyintroducedBarrytothewoundedmen,as\"amanfromthewildandwoollyCanadianwest,onhiswayuptheline,andthereforecompetenttotellusaboutthewar,andespeciallywhenitwillend。\"
Besidethemstoodapiano,andonitlayaviolininitsopencase。
Barrytookuptheviolin,fingereditsstringsinanabsent—mindedway,andsaid:
\"Idon’tknowanythingaboutthewar,men,butIdoknowwhenitwillend,andthatiswhenwelickthoseHunsgoodandplenty,asourAmericanfriendswouldsay,\"bowingtothedoctorathisside。
\"I’manawfullypoorspeaker,boys,\"hecontinuedinaconfidentialtone,\"butIcanmakethisthingtalkabit。\"
Withoutfurtherprefacehebegantoplay。Hehadnotheldaviolininhishandssincehehadplayedwithhisfatherathome。
UnconsciouslyhisfingerswanderedintothefamiliarnotesofHandel’sLargo。Hefoundtheviolintopossessanexceptionallyrichandpurequalityoftone。
Ashebegantoplay,adooropenedbehindthem,admittingPaula,theV。A。D。andtwoorthreeyoungdoctors,whotooktheirplacesinthecorneraboutthepiano。
\"Doyouknowthis?\"whisperedPaulatotheV。A。D。,asshecaughtthestrainsoftheLargo。
\"Yes。Iusedtoplayitwithmybrother。\"
\"Gotoit,then,\"saidPaula。
ButtheV。A。D。hesitated。
\"Goon!Lookattheboys,andlookathisface。\"
TheV。A。D。glancedabouttheroomatthelinesofpaleandpatientfaces,which,inspiteofthemarksofpain,weresopatheticallyandresolutelybright。ThensheglancedatBarry’sface。Hehadforgottenallabouthissurroundings,andhisfacewasilluminedwiththelightfromthosehiddenlampsthatburndeepinthesoulofgenius,alightenrichedandwarmedbytheglowofaheartinsympathywithitskind。
InobediencetoPaula’scommandandalittlepushuponhershoulder,theV。A。D。satdownatthepianoandtouchedthenotessoftly,feelingforthekey,thenfellinwiththeviolin。
Atthefirstnote,Barryturnedsharplyaboutandasshefoundherkeyandbegantofollow,hesteppedbacktoherside。Immediately,fromhisinstrument,thereseemedtoflowaricher,fullerstreamofmelody。FromthesolemnandstatelyharmoniesoftheLargo,hepassedtothoseoldfamiliarairs,thatneverdieandneverlosetheirpoweroverthehumanheart——\"AnnieLaurie\"and\"BenBolt,\"
andthencetoarollickingFrenchchanson,whichratherbowledoverhisaccompanist,butonlyforthefirsttimethough,forshehadtheraregiftofimprovisation,andsympatheticaccompaniment。
Thenwithafullarmbowing,hesweptthemintothefiercelymajesticstrainsofthe\"Marseillaise,\"bringingtheblue—coatedorderliesaboutthedoor,andsuchpatientsascouldstand,andthegroupaboutthepianotorigidattention。Fromthe\"Marseillaise\"
itwaseasytopassintothenoblesimplicityofhisownnationalsong,\"Oh,Canada!\"whereagainhisaccompanistwasquiteabletofollow,andthencetotheEmpire’sNationalAnthem,whichhadforahundredyearsormoreliftedtotheirfeetBritishsoldiersandsailorstheworldover。
Ashedrewhisbowoverthelastchord,Paulasteppedtohisside,andwhisperedinhisear:
\"Where’sAmericainthisthing?\"
Withoutaninstant’sbreakinthemusic,hedroppedintoawhimsicalandreallyhumorousrenderingof\"YankeeDoodle。\"
QuicklytheV。A。D。movedfromthestool,caughtPaulaandthrustherintothevacantplace。Thentogethertheviolinandpianorattledintoafantasticandbrilliantvariationofthatfamousandtriflingair。Again,withasuddenchangeofmood,Barryswungintothatoldsongofthehomesickplantationnegro,\"TheSuwaneeRiver\"——asimpleenoughair,butunderthemanipulationsofamasterlendingitselftoaninterpretationofthedeepandtenderemotionswhichinthatroomandinthatcompanyofFrench,British,Canadian,Americanfolkwerethrobbinginacommonlongingfortheoldhomeandthe\"oldfolksathome。\"Beforehehadplayedtheaironcethrough,thegrey—hairedAmericandoctorwasopenlywipinghiseyes,andhiscolleagueslookingawayfromeachother,ashamedofthetearsthatdidthemonlyhonour。
Paula’sflushedfaceandflashingeyeswereeloquentofherdeepemotion,whileathersidetheV。A。D。stoodquiet,controlled,butwithaglowoftenderfeelingshininginherfaceandinhersoftbrowneyes。
NotlongdidBarrylingeramidthosedeepsofemotion,butstraighteninghisfiguretoitsfullheight,andthrowinguphishead,he,infulloctaves,playedtheopeningbarsofwhathascometobeknownasAmerica’snationalanthem,\"TheStarSpangledBanner。\"
InstantlytheA。D。C。S。,theorderliesaboutthedoor,thewoundedFrench,BritishandCanadiansoldiersthatcouldstand,sprangtoattentionandsoremainedwhiletheviolin,withitspianoaccompaniment,throbbedforththesonorouschords。Withthelastbar,Barrydroppedhisbowtohisside,butheldtheviolinstillathischin。Notoneofthatcompanymoved,butstoodwiththeireyesfasteneduponhisface。Afteramoment’spause,hequietlyliftedhisbowagain,andonthesilence,stillthrobbingtothestrainsofthattriumphantmartialair,therestoleoutpure,sweet,asfromsomeetherealsource,thelongdrawn,tremblingnotesofthatoldsacredmelody,which,soundingovermenandwomenintheirhoursofterrorandanguishanddespair,hasliftedthemtopeaceandcomfortandhope——\"Nearer,MyGod,toThee。\"
Thetensionwhichhadheldthecompanywasrelaxed,thewoundedmensanktotheirseats,theA。D。C。S。removedhishat,which,accordingtomilitaryregulations,hehadworntothismoment。
Onallsides,headsdroppedinanattitudeofreverence,andsocontinueduntilBarryhaddrawnthelastdeep,vibratingnotetoaclose。
Whenhehadlaidhisviolininitscase,theoldAmericandoctorcameforward,withhishandextended。
\"Letme,asanAmericanandaChristian,thankyou,sir,\"hesaid。
OnebyonethegroupofAmericanscametoshakehandswithhim,thelastbeingPaula,whoheldhishandamomentandsaidsoftly:
\"Thankyou,Barry。Ibelieveallthatstuffnow。Ihavelearnedithere。\"
ThelastofalltocomewastheV。A。D。Shyly,withasmileradiantthroughhertears,sheofferedherhand,saying:\"Thankyou!Hewouldhavelikedthat,Iknow。\"
\"CaptainDunbar,where’syourownviolin?\"TheabrupttoneoftheA。D。C。S。startledthemall。