The country was stirring, and there was more of it to stir.

Now from time to time he heard the throbbing hum of an automobile motor.

Only one or two of these passed him, going in either direction, on the road along which he was traveling.

But there were parallel roads, and he could hear the throbbing motors on these, and often see the pointing shafts of light from their lights, searching out the road before them as they sped along.
Fred knew enough of Germany to understand something of what he saw and heard.

It was from these great houses that a great many officers were contributed to the army.