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Chapter 37

           "Really?"

           "There’snowaytoknowuntilweseeSwisstroops."

           "OrtheSwissnavy."

           "TheSwissnavy’snojokeforus.ThatlastmotorboatweheardwasprobablytheSwissnavy."

           "Ifwe’reinSwitzerlandlet’shaveabigbreakfast.TheyhavewonderfulrollsandbutterandjaminSwitzerland."

           Itwascleardaylightnowandafinerainwasfalling.Thewindwasstillblowingoutsideupthelakeandwecouldseethetopsofthewhite-capsgoingawayfromusandupthelake.IwassurewewereinSwitzerlandnow.Thereweremanyhousesbackinthetreesfromtheshoreanduptheshoreawaywasavillagewithstonehouses,somevillasonthehillsandachurch.Ihadbeenlookingattheroadthatskirtedtheshoreforguardsbutdidnotseeany.TheroadcamequiteclosetothelakenowandIsawasoldiercomingoutofacaféontheroad.Heworeagray-greenuniformandahelmetliketheGermans.Hehadahealthy-lookingfaceandalittletoothbrushmustache.Helookedatus.

           "Wavetohim,"IsaidtoCatherine.Shewavedandthesoldiersmiledembarrassedlyandgaveawaveofhishand.Ieaseduprowing.Wewerepassingthewaterfrontofthevillage.

           "Wemustbewellinsidetheborder,"Isaid.

           "Wewanttobesure,darling.Wedon’twantthemtoturnusbackatthefrontier."

           "Thefrontierisalongwayback.Ithinkthisisthecustomstown.I’mprettysureit’sBrissago."

           "Won’ttherebeItaliansthere?Therearealwaysbothsidesatacustomstown."

           "Notinwar-time.

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