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aslant, when you meet more Germans than you care to tackle
single-handed."

At the first words of English Pariset stared; then he smiled; before the

seeming old man had concluded Pariset grasped his hand.

"Mr. Granger! Your disguise is complete, wonderful."

"My dear sir!" said Granger deprecatingly. "But come inside. I want news

of our friend Amory."

"He is only a few yards away. I'll fetch him; he is in Uhlan uniform, like

me. Is it safe?"

"A little more than safe, I hope," said Granger with a smile. "We have some
few hours to spare; not too many, perhaps. You have horses?"

"Yes."

"Tether them behind that shrubbery yonder. I don't recommend the stables.
Bring Amory straight into the house."

Pariset hastened back to the spot where he had left Kenneth.

"Come along!" he said. "I have discovered a friend."

"That's capital!" said Kenneth. "Is he an old friend?"

"Not exactly an old friend. It is that old man you saw come to the gate. I

have only known him a few days--since I met you, in fact."

"That's odd," said Kenneth, puzzled. "We have been together practically

every minute since we met, and I wasn't aware you had made a new
acquaintance of any old man except that farmer and his friend the miller."

"What is odder is that he asked after you."