He would be certain to wait until it was shunted into the cleaning shed.

But so many certainties had been disproved, so many possibilities had come to pass during the last two years, that Hillyard was sceptical to his finger-tips.

M.de Cassaud was a long time away.

Yes, certainly M.de Cassaud was a very long----and the door opened, and M.de Cassaud appeared.
"He is giving an account of his blankets and his towels.

There are two soldiers at the door.