"Just because I like splendid things you laugh at me.

Why are there no men like Garibaldi now ?" she demanded.
"Look here," said Mr.Perrott, "you don't give me a chance.

You think we ought to begin things fresh.Good.But I don't see precisely--conquer a territory?
They're all conquered already, aren't they ?" "It's not any territory in particular," Evelyn explained.

"It's the idea, don't you see?
We lead such tame lives.

And I feel sure you've got splendid things in you." Hewet saw the scars and hollows in Mr.Perrott's sagacious face relax pathetically.