"
He carefully wrote them down all wrong, described us as noncombatants,
who should be allowed to leave the country, warned Jeremy that in a
king's clothes he looked too "intriguing," provided plain clothes for
him, returned our belongings (except the basket of provisions, which he
kept) and sent us off in an ambulance on the first leg of the journey to
Beirut, whence we got away in a coastwise steamer within the week. "Not
all the French are swabs!" said Jeremy grievously as we took our leave
of him.
Grim agreed.
"Not all of 'em. Let's see--there was the Marne, the Aisne, the Somme,
Verdun..."
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