her bedroom, and also from a word Willi had let fall,
she knew that what had been left with her was connected
with some new, secret process in the chemical
business. In that special branch of trade, as Anna was
aware, the Germans were far, far ahead of the British.

And as she stood there by the window, waiting,
staring across the now deserted green, at the group of
carriages which stood over near the gate leading to
the Cathedral, she began to wonder uneasily if she had
made it quite clear to Mr. Head that the man who was
coming on this still secret business must be sure to
come today! The lady and gentleman to whom the
house had been let were arriving at six, and their maids
two hours before.

Suddenly the bells rang out a joyous peal, and Anna
felt a thrill of exasperation and sharp regret. If she
had known that her visitor would be late, then she, too,
could have been present in the Cathedral. It had been
a bitter disappointment to her not to see her gracious
lady married to Major Guthrie.

Letting the curtain fall, she went quickly upstairs
into what had been Miss Rose's bedroom. From there
she knew she could get a better view.

Yes, there they all were -- streaming out of the great
porch. She could now see the bride and bridegroom,
arm-in-arm, walking down the path. They were walking
more slowly than most newly married couples
walked after a wedding. As a rule, wedding parties
hurried rather quickly across the open space leading
from the porch to the gate.

She lost sight of them while they were getting into
the motor which had been lent to them for the occasion,

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