19/21 A man gets used to hardships and discomfort. They're sometimes bracing." "A very masculine attitude! Then men alone have pluck and endurance ?" "There are two kinds of pluck," Festing rejoined. "I dare say you surpass us in the moral kind--I'm sure Miss Dalton has more than Charnock. But there's the other; physical courage, and if you like, physical strength." Muriel looked amused. "And you imagine Helen is deficient there? |