Women，foronething，donotusuallysmokedozensofrankcigarsdailyforyears，untiltheirfleshispermeatedwiththesmelloftobacco。Ahumancouldnothavedetectedsuchasmell——suchaMAN-smell，——onthepersonwhohadchirpedtoBruce。Anydog，twentyfeetaway，wouldhavenoticedit，andwouldhavetabulatedthewhite-cladmasqueraderasaman。Nordoawoman\'shairandskincarrythefaintbutunmistakableodorofbarracksandoftent-lifeandofmartialequipment，asdidthisman\'s。Themasqueraderwasevidentlynotonlyamanbutasoldier。
Dogs，——high-strungdogs，——donotliketohavetricksplayedonthem；leastofallbystrangers。Bruceseemedtotakethenurse-disguiseasapersonalaffronttohimself。Then，too，themanwasnotofhisownarmy。Onthecontrary，thescentproclaimedhimoneofthehordewhomBruce\'sfriendssomanifestlyhated——oneofthebreedthathadmorethanoncefiredonthedog。
DietandequipmentandothercausesgiveaGermansoldieramarkedlydifferentscent，todogs\'miraculouslykeennostrils，——
andtothoseofcertainhumans，——fromtheFrenchorBritishorAmericantroops。Warrecordsprovethis。Oncehavinglearnedthescent，andhavinglearnedtodetestit，Brucewasnottobedeceived。
Forallthesereasonshehadsnarledloathinglyatthemaninwhite。Forthesesamereasonshecouldnotreadilyforgettheincident，butcontinuedeverynowandthentoglancecuriouslyacrosstowardthechurch。