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trouble？〃

〃No。　You　are；　Tenente。〃

〃Yes？〃

〃They　are　going　to　arrest　you　in　the　morning。〃

〃Yes？〃

〃I　came　to　tell　you。　I　was　out　in　the　town　and　I　heard　them　talking　in　a　caf？〃

〃I　see。〃

He　stood　there；　his　coat　wet；　holding　his　wet　hat　and　said　nothing。

〃Why　are　they　going　to　arrest　me？〃

〃For　something　about　the　war。〃

〃Do　you　know　what？〃

〃No。　But　I　know　that　they　know　you　were　here　before　as　an　officer　and　now　you　are　here　out　of　uniform。　After　this　retreat　they　arrest　everybody。〃

I　thought　a　minute。

〃What　time　do　they　e　to　arrest　me？〃

〃In　the　morning。　I　don't　know　the　time。〃

〃What　do　you　say　to　do？〃

He　put　his　hat　in　the　washbowl。　It　was　very　wet　and　had　been　dripping　on　the　floor。

〃If　you　have　nothing　to　fear　an　arrest　is　nothing。　But　it　is　always　bad　to　be　arrested……especially　now。〃

〃I　don't　want　to　be　arrested。〃

〃Then　go　to　Switzerland。〃

〃How？〃

〃In　my　boat。〃

〃There　is　a　storm；〃　I　said。

〃The　storm　is　over。　It　is　rough　but　you　will　be　all　right。〃

〃When　should　we　go？〃

〃Right　away。　They　might　e　to　arrest　you　early　in　the　morning。〃

〃What　about　our　bags？〃

〃Get　them　packed。　Get　your　lady　dressed。　I　will　take　care　of　them。〃

〃Where　will　you　be？〃

〃I　will　wait　here。　I　don't　want　any　one　to　see　me　outside　in　the　hall。〃

I　opened　the　door；　closed　it；　and　went　into　the　bedroom。　Catherine　was　awake。

〃What　is　it；　darling？〃

〃It's　all　right；　Cat；〃　I　said。　〃Would　you　like　to　get　dressed　right　away　and　go　in　a　boat　to　Switzerland？〃

〃Would　you？〃

〃No；〃　I　said。　〃I'd　like　to　go　back　to　bed。〃

〃What　is　it　about？〃

〃The　barman　says　they　are　going　to