Page:Augusta Seaman--Jacqueline of the carrier pigeons.djvu/91

 N the morning of Gysbert’s first venture into the midst of the enemy, Jacqueline rose with a very heavy heart. She helped her brother with the last preparations for his departure, aided him in escaping the vigilant eye of Vrouw Voorhaas who  was already at work though the hour was so  early, and bade him a tearful farewell as he  sped down the silent street. But her mind was full of foreboding, and she felt as though  she could never live through the time till he  should return in safety. To pass the weary hours and otherwise occupy her thoughts,  she assisted Vrouw Voorhaas with the daily  routine of housework, cleaned the pigeon-house, and fed her eighteen remaining pets