A little ahead of them was the ruined church standing black and gaunt in the starlight.
"We go past that," whispered Kenneth, "then strike off to the north-east. We'll try that direction first, at any rate. Most of the shots appear to come from there."
"About how far away?"
"Two or three miles, I think."
"I say----"
"Well?"
"Oh nothing!--only I feel sort of empty inside."
CHAPTER VIII
SKY HIGH
Harry's feeling of emptiness simply meant that he was only now beginning to realise the difficulty of the task undertaken so lightheartedly by himself and his friend. They had come only about a fourth of the distance they expected to cover, and it was the easiest portion, for after all there was much less chance of meeting enemies in the quiet communication trenches than behind the lines, where movement was unconstrained, and a German might lurk behind every tree.