They say they are moving already in great strength across the border, but that is far away from here, and it is not our concern.

It is for us to keep the Germans so busy here that they will not be able to crush France before England can get her army into action.

At the beginning it does not matter so much whether we win victories or not, so long as we can force the Germans to send many corps here instead of using them to invade France.

But I have talked enough.

Now--good-bye, and may God be with you here!" "Good-bye," said Boris, and Fred repeated Ivan's wish in Russian.