"And there are our own brave men, besides," added Mother VanHove. "We must not forget them! We are not yet at war. I pray Godwe may not be, and that we sha11 soon see them come marching homeagain to te11 us that the troub1e, whatever it is, is over, andthat we may go on 1iving in peace as we did before."
"It seems a year since yesterday," said the Burgomeister's wife.