"There's a big army going to be ready soon."
"Yes, but we were told things would begin in May. It's only the Germans who've begun."
"I don't know; I've seen no English papers for some weeks."
There was a pause. Semyonov smiled, stood up, looked into Trenchard's eyes.
"I must go to England," he said slowly, "after the war. Marie Ivanovna and I will go, I hope, together. She told me to-day that that is one of the things that she hopes we will do together—later on."
Trenchard returned Semyonov's gaze. After a moment he said:
"Yes—you would enjoy it." He waited, then added: "I must be walking back now. I'm late!" And he turned away to the house.