The professor got up to his old games again. Again he had told the
commandant that he was leading the British, and that we would rest the
next day, and again Jan had to pick him off his perch.
Some got a bed that night, the others had to sleep "in rows," half under
the beds and half projecting out. The people on the beds said it was a
funny sight.
When we unpacked at night we found who had been robbing us. The
policemen. We had missed many more things, but found that the amount
varied in direct ratio to the number of police who guarded us. All our
spare boots were now gone, Blease's overcoat, and also Miss Brindley's.
Jo had lost her only other coat and skirt, and one or two mackintoshes
were missing. Now we knew why the police wore long-skirted coats; but
what a disappointment the one must have had who lifted Jo's coat and
skirt.
Got off again in good time the next morning. Cutting and three others
stayed behind to look after the police. Lucky they did, because one of
the horses wore out, and the police would have left it on the road, pack
and all.
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