9. Chapter 9
Mrs. Peterson is preparing to welcome her son home. The colonel's wife had written to her the full story of James, although she did not know and had never met the colonel's wife.
The colonel said to her husband, "Let me write to his mother. If I write, she will think that I have a crush on him, and I want to get rid of him."
So she wrote like someone of Mrs. Peterson's age, and said she would do the same if she were James' mother. She recognized James as an outstanding officer, her husband's right hand man, and someone who must be saved at all costs. At this time, her husband desperately needed James, and reluctantly had to give James leave, because people were planning many plans according to the orders of their superiors, but her husband was ready to sacrifice.
"Her son
