As far back as he could see the machines came in a stream, and to the left and right he saw them proceeding on other roads also.

All the country was strange to John.

He could not remember having seen it from the aeroplane, and he was sure that the army, instead of going to Paris, was bound for some point where it would come in instant contact with the German forces.
"Do you know the road ?" he asked of de Rougemont.
"Not at all.

I'm from the Gironde country.

I've been in Paris, but I know little of the region about it.