Germany had more men than
the Allies, and had vast eastern resources to draw on for still
more. To the Allies only the untapped resources of America remained.
In private conference with the President Mr. Balfour had urged haste,
and yet more haste.
Audrey, reading her newspapers faithfully, felt with her exaltation
a little stirring of regret. Her occupation, such as it was, was
gone. For the thin stream of men flowing toward the recruiting
stations there was now to be a vast movement of the young manhood
of the nation. And she could have no place in it.
Almost immediately she set to work to find herself a new place. At
first there seemed to be none. She went to a hospital, and offered
her strong body and her two willing hands for training.
"I could learn quickly," she pleaded, "and surely there will not be
enough nurses for such an army as we are to have."
"Our regular course is three years."
"But a special course. Surely I may have that. There are so many
things one won't need in France.
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