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`` Tut , woman , you 'll be in no such danger there as here , '' he answered brusquely ; and Davies found her weeping dejectedly , but weeping to no purpose . When morning came Barnickel and Katty were boxing up the lares and penates , and toward nightfall Mira herself was meekly , though not resignedly , bearing a hand . This indeed was not what she had pictured army life to be . Davies and the chaplain were to have joined Leonard as planned at ten o'clock . At nine the orderly came to the door of No. 12 , and said that Mr. Leonard would be very much obliged if Mr. Davies would come to the office at once , and Davies went . Colonel Stone , as had been arranged , was once more restored to his desk in the office , and though looking gray and ten years older , was `` on deck . '' He was absorbed in turning over some official papers , so Davies did not disturb him .