Yet by some wonder it befalls
That, where the lonely outer walls
Brood in the silent pool below,
Among the sedges of the moat,
Like lilies furled, the two swans float;
"The Swans of Ypres" men call them now.
They have heard guns and many men
Come and depart and come again,
They have seen strange disastrous things,
When fire and fume rolled o'er their nest;
But changeless and aloof they rest,
The Swans of Ypres, with folded wings.
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"Will Treasury notes ever be displaced by boxes of chocolates?
"--_Daily Paper_.
Certainly. Ours often are.
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From the report of the Committee on the Staffing of Government Offices
we gather that there has been a good deal of overflapping.
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[Illustration: TRANSPORT FACILITIES.]
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[Illustration: _Mistress._ "OH, JANE, HOW DID YOU DO THAT?"
_Maid._ "I'M VERY SORRY, MUM; I WAS ACCIDENTALLY DUSTING."]
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THE SCHLOSS BILLET.
We had not expected much of a billet in a defeated and starving
country; that was probably why everybody was enthusiastic over it--at
first. I, as billeting officer, was especially proud of having
discovered it. The very thing for Brigade Headquarters--secluded,
dignified, commanding and spacious.
A couple of kilos from the gates through the drive brings you to
the Schloss.
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