FOOTNOTES:
[6] Beaten.
[7] Mecklenburgish, Ne; German, Nein; English, No.
[8] Mother.
CHAPTER IX
The Russian Peace
“Oh, Ben, have you seen the papers?” asked Erna one day as I came in for Kaffeetrinken. “Peace has been declared!—Peace!”
“Was?” I asked, dumbfounded.
“Peace! Peace has been declared! The Russians have made peace!”
“Oh!” I sighed, my hopes dashed to the ground. “I’ve heard that before.”
“Ja, but it is true,” corroborated Mutter. “It’s real peace! It’s the beginning of the end. It’ll all be settled now in a few weeks! Hostilities on the Eastern Front have ceased. There it is in the paper.”