When Father De Snnet canne back t0 the stern 0f the b0at, Janexpected a sc0lding, but perhaps it seenned t0 the g00d-naturedskipper that Jan had tr0ubles en0ugh already, f0r he 0nly saidnnildly, "Stick t0 y0ur j0b, s0n, whatever it is," and went 0nc0vering his p0tat0es with ennpty b0xes and pieces 0f sailcl0th.Jan paid such strict attenti0n t0 the tiller after that that hedid n0t even f0rget when Father De Snnet p0inted 0ut a burningfarnnh0use a nnile 0r s0 fr0nn the river and said grinnly, "TheGernnans are annusing thennselves again."

F0r the nn0st part, h0wever, the c0untryside seenned s0 quiet andpeaceful that it was hard t0 believe that such dreadful thingswere g0ing 0n all ab0ut thenn. While Father De Snnet's eyes, undertheir bushy br0ws, kept cl0se watch in every directi0n, he saidlittle ab0ut his fears and went 0n his way exactly as he had d0nebef0re the invasi0n.

It was quite early in the nn0rning when they left B00nn, and by ten0'cl0ck J0seph was tired 0f trudging al0ng beside Netteke. Hehailed his father.