Moreover, Charlotta would have no reasonable explanation to offer for her request not being entirely clear in her own mind as to why she desired this possession.
Later she tiptoed back into her own room and climbed into bed.
Next day probably she would make her singular demand. If she had no such opportunity at some time, when the American Red Cross had departed from Luxemburg, she would come back to her own house, since there she might find what she wished.
If it became necessary and she did finally decide to leave home she would require some disguise which her friends might unwittingly leave behind them.
CHAPTER XI
The Journey to Coblenz
"I WANT a doughboy and not an officer to be first across that bridge."
This command from an American officer was issued one morning in December, just as the sun broke through the grey mist. A little later, the American Army of Occupation, which had been led to victory by General Pershing, crossed the Moselle river. Beyond lay Germany.