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British and Belgians, as well as Dutchmen and people of other
nationalities. Mon Dieu! they are beasts these Germans. They are
cowardly bullies. That Kaiser will surely rue the day that he ever
commenced this war, and will most certainly regret the frightfulness
which he has taught his subjects to show to the people of all nations."

"And so there is a difficulty about getting a boat to England--eh?"
said Henri, a little concerned. "But surely it should be possible.
Perhaps some English boat would take us; for I can hardly believe that
they have been scared from the water."

"Scared! Ha ha!" laughed the Dutchman. "No, no! The picture I have
painted is perhaps a little over-coloured. Though the menace of the
German submarines has been extreme, and though they have murdered
numerous individuals, and have sunk a number of vessels, yet they have
not gone scot-free themselves; understand that, messieurs. German
submarines have been trapped, have been sunk, have suffered themselves
to such an extent that it is said that there are scarcely crews left to
man them; only, just now, there is a recrudescence of the peril. There
are more of these boats about, and consequently there is more
difficulty in crossing to England."

Yet the impatience of Henri, Jules, and Stuart to rejoin their own
people was so great that no amount of danger could thwart them. A
visit to their respective consuls provided them with funds for the
journey, and the following morning they were on the sea and steaming
for England.

"'Pon my word, I can hardly believe it's true," chortled Stuart, now
clothed in different raiment, and looking indeed a very fine and
sturdy, if not respectably-dressed, member of the British nation.
"It's too good to be true; and I am sure I shall wake up to-night
imagining that I am still on board that train, or in the lodgings that
Belgian patriot provided us with, and in any case being chased by
Germans. Germans! Just you wait till I get a turn at 'em."

No wonder that Henri grinned at his huge companion; it delighted him to
hear the sturdy remarks of this gallant fellow, just as it delighted
Stuart to look down from his greater height at the dapper, spruce,
active, and now well-clad figures of his two most dashing French
comrades. Spruce, indeed, Henri looked, his little moustache lending a
certain amount of distinction to his face, his head held well on his
shoulders, his cigarette between his lips, and t