"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 shall soon see them come marching homeagain to tell us that the trouble, whatever it is, is over, andthat we may go on living in peace as we did before."

"It seems a year since yesterday," said the Burgomeister's wife.