"France and England are pushing the battle again! I know it, and we're helpless, mere prisoners!" "Still," said John, "while we can't fight we may see things worth seeing.

Perhaps it's not altogether our loss to be inside the German army on such a day." Fleury could not reconcile himself to such a view, but he sought to make the best of it, and he was cheered, too, by the vast increase in the volume of the cannon fire.

Before the full day had crossed from east to west the great guns were thundering again along the long battle line.
But in their immediate vicinity there was no action.

All the German troops here seemed to be resting on their arms.

No Uhlans were visible and John judged that the detachment under von Boehlen, having gone forth chiefly for scouting purposes, had not yet returned.
They received bread, sausage and coffee for breakfast from one of the huge kitchen automobiles, and nearly all ate with a good appetite.