I'm not preaching, little sister, don't think that, but I must answer to every call." The twilight had spread from east to west.

The heavy shadows in the east promised a dark night, but out of the shadows, as always, came that sullen mutter of the ruthless guns.

Julie shivered a little, and glanced at the dim sky.
"Must you go up there in the cold dark ?" she said.

"It's like leaving the world.

It's dangerous enough in the day, but you have a bright sky then.