The train had reached the highest point of its journey. All the vale, and the slopes of the mountains, were flecked with a thousand brilliant points. They were the windows of the houses, more smiling than ever. A few moments passed, and then a kind of excitement came over us. Were we approaching the Swiss frontier? We had still to wait in our carriages for the morning. Long hours together we should have to wait for our turn to be searched, and allow the nurses to examine the soles of our shoes, and the hems of our garments. But what did it matter? We were in raptures! It was over! Our martyrdom was at an end! We were in Switzerland! We were free! A fraternal welcome cheered us all along the road. Here was rich Zurich, whose prosperity dazzled our eyes. Then came Berne and fair Geneva, at the end of its blue lake. Here was at last ... oh, my heart, do not throb so violently! Here she was ... France ... it was France ... unsullied France, where no Germans breathe, living, active France, the France that will crush the enemy. We saw Mont Blanc watch over the frontier; then we came within sight of the valley, of a rocky land, and then of the plain, the plain as vast as the hope which filled our hearts. And now that we had reached France, now that we rode in a French carriage, we sat close to one another, and with tears in our eyes looked at the landscape. We felt heavy with an overwhelming joy, and we waited for the morrow, not knowing whether it would bring happiness or mourning. THE END _Printed by_ R. & R. CLARK, LIMITED, _Edinburgh_. MACMILLAN'S NEW BOOKS RECOLLECTIONS. By Viscount MORLEY, O.M. 2 vols. 8vo. 25s. net. LIFE OF LORD LISTER. By Sir RICKMAN J. GODLEE, Bart., K.C.V.O., F.R.C.S. With portraits and other illustrations. 8vo. 18s. net. MOMENTS OF VISION AND MISCELLANEOUS VERSES. By THOMAS HARDY. Crown 8vo. MY REMINISCENCES. By Sir RABINDRANATH TAGORE. Illustrated. Extra Crown 8vo. 7s. 6d. net. NATIONALISM. By Sir RABINDRANATH TAGORE. Extra Crown 8vo. 4s. 6d. net. CONTENTS.--Nationalism in the West. Nationalism in Japan. Nationalism in India. SACRIFICE AND OTHER PLAYS. By Sir RABINDRANATH TAGORE. Crown 8vo. 5s. net. CONTENTS.--I. Sanyasi or the Ascetic; II. Malini; III. Sacrifice; IV. The King and Queen. THE ROAD AND THE INN. By JAMES JOHN HISSEY, author of "The Charm of the Road," "An English Holiday," "Over Fen and Wold," etc. With 32 full-page illustrations from drawings and photographs by the author, and a map. 8vo. 10s. net. HIGHWAYS AND BYWAYS IN WILTSHIRE. By EDWARD HUTTON. With illustrations by NELLY ERICHSEN. Extra Crown 8vo. 6s. net. [_Highways and Byways Series._ LONDON: MACMILLAN AND CO., LIMITED PRIEST OF THE IDEAL. By STEPHEN GRAHAM, author of "With the Russian Pilgrims to Jerusalem," etc. 8vo. 7s. 6d. net.