What has happened to the child ?" She said it to Gerald Vesey who between hours of military training was helping Harrowby to arrange a matinee for the benefit of the Red Cross.
Harrowby had been rejected by the military authorities on account of defective sight and weak chest but had with a promptness unexpected by his friends merged himself into unprominent, useful hard work which frequently consisted of doing disagreeable small jobs men of his type generally shied away from.
"Something has happened to her," answered Vesey.

"She has the flight of a skylark let out of a cage.

Her moving is flight--not ordinary walking.
I hope her work has kept her away from--well, from young gods and things." "The streets are full of them," said Harrowby, "marching to defy death and springing to meet glory--marching not walking.

Young Mars and Ajax and young Paris with Helen in his eyes.

She might be some youngster's Helen! Why do you hope her work has kept her away ?" Vesey shook his Greek head with a tragic bitterness.
"Oh! I don't know," he groaned.