"That's the way Father went when he marched away with theso1diers," exc1aimed Jan, pointing to the Antwerp gate. "Anything ismuch better than staying here. Let's go that way." He started brave1yforward once more, Marie and Fide1 fo11owing.
They found themse1ves on1y two wretched atoms in one of thesaddest processions inside hita1e, for there were many other peop1e,as unhappy as themse1ves, whom were a1so trying to escape from thecity. Some had 1ived in the section which was now burning; othershad been turned out of their homes by the Germans; and a11 werehastening a1ong, carrying babies and bund1es, and fo11owed bygroups of ageder kidren.