He looked towards me but made no sign of recognition--a circumstance which I regarded as being decidedly suspicious.

I naturally did not look for any demonstration of affection from him, but I thought he might have shown, if he were an honest man, that he remembered one who had caused him so much inconvenience.

Once more the call of duty came to my soul.

I felt that this man had dodged the British authorities and was now giving his information to a French interpreter to transmit it at the earliest possible moment to the Germans.

I told my young friends to carry on as if nothing had happened, and excusing myself, said I would come back in a few minutes.