He was dead; "mort à la Marne, en quatorze."

"At the Marne?" Claude repeated, glancing in perplexity at the

nursing baby. Her sharp eyes followed his, and she instantly

divined his doubt. "The baby?" she said quickly. "Oh, the baby is

not my brother, he is a Boche."

For a moment Claude did not understand. She repeated her

explanation impatiently, something disdainful and sinister in her

metallic little voice. A slow blush mounted to his forehead.

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