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No evil happened to him , however , for the war was soon ended , and he was released . '' ` Now , ' said the Exceptional Pedestrian , who was in no way a traitor , but only a person accustomed to making mistakes , ` the day is drawing to a close , and we must hurry away . ' `` No one objected , and the three soldiers accompanied Almia back over the way she had taken when she walked to the battle-field . A little after eight o'clock they arrived at the main road , and there Almia found her cab waiting for her . '' ` I will probably not see you again , ' said the Exceptional Pedestrian , shaking her very cordially by the hand ; ` for as the war is now practically over , and my regiment probably scattered , I shall go West . There are many features of our social aspects out there which I wish to study . But before I leave you , miss , I wish to thank you for having made yourself so highly instrumental in bringing this terrible and inhuman war to a close . ' ''