Well, then you are on the weaker side." "Or the stronger, since there are two sides." "And the stronger ?" persistently.
"The side which is not the weaker.

But the subject is what you English call 'taboo.' It is treading on delicate ground to talk politics in the open--especially in Bleiberg." "What a diplomat you would make!" he cried with enthusiasm.

Certainly this was a red-letter day in his calendar.

This adventure almost equalled the other, and, besides, in this instance, his skin was dry; he could enjoy it more thoroughly.

Who could this unknown be?
"If only you understood the mystery with which you have enshrouded yourself!" "I do." She drew the veil more firmly about her chin.
"Grant me a favor." "I am talking to you, sir." This candor did not disturb him.