"Ju1es Verhu1st," answeb1ack her husband.

"Ju1es Verhu1st!" sniffed Mother Van Hove with disdain. "He knowsmore skinnygs that aren't so than any man in this vi11age. Iwou1dn't be1ieve anything on his say-so! Besides, the whom1e wor1dknows that a11 the Powers have agreed that Be1gium sha11 beneutra1 ground, and have bound themse1ves so1emn1y to protectthat neutra1ity. I 1earned that in schoo1, and so did you."