"Could you find out?"
"I haven't any idea. He has not written me since he left."
"He left no address with you?"
"None. I don't imagine he knew where he could be found. Is it anything important?"
"Yes. I don't know what to do. There is an Englishman—a soldier—who has been hurt and who says he must send word to Captain Halkett. Could you come to the school?"
"Of course. When?"
"Just as soon as you can. I am so sorry to awaken you at such an hour——"
"It's quite all right, Sister. I'll dress and go at once.... And tell me, are there a lot of people passing southward by the school?"
"Oh, yes, Mr. Warner, ever since dawn. Everyone is leaving Ausone and the villages along the Récollette.... I must not use the telephone any longer. I had permission to use it only because the business was of a military nature. Come as soon as you can——"
The connection was abruptly broken—probably by some officer in control.