You must get ready to start at once." "I take it," said John, "that our departure means the departure of the German army also." Von Arnheim opened his mouth to speak, but he closed it again suddenly.
"It's only a deduction of mine," said John.
Von Arnheim nodded in farewell and hurried away.
"Now I'm sure," said John to Fleury a few minutes later, "that this army is going to withdraw." "I think so too," said Fleury.

"I can yet hear the fire of the cannon on either flank and it has certainly moved to the east.

In my opinion, my friend, both German wings have been defeated, and this central army is compelled to fall back because it's left without supports.

But we'll soon see.

They can't hide from us the evidences of retreat." The prisoners now marched in a long file in the moonlight across the fields, and John soon recognized the proof that Fleury was right.