"Do you suppose a high-born young lady would marry a common soldier?
In America, where we have no caste, it would be quite probable, but here--" "He wasn't a soldier five months ago," said Patsy.

"He's just a volunteer, who joined the army when his country needed him, as many of the wealthy and aristocratic Belgians did.

He may be high-born himself, for all we know.

At any rate I mean to visit that castle.

Tell Rondel to bring around the automobile." They had no trouble in passing the guards, owing to the presence of von Holtz, and in half an hour they were rolling through a charming, peaceful country that as yet had suffered no blemish through the German conquest.
At Castle Voig they were received by an aged retainer who was visibly nervous at their arrival.