Hurrah!" Susan was ashamed of herself for hurrahing the minute she had done it, and apologized meekly for such an outburst of juvenility.

"But indeed, Mrs.Dr.dear, this good news has gone to my head after this awful summer of Russian slumps and Gallipoli setbacks." "Good news!" said Miss Oliver bitterly.

"I wonder if the women whose men have been killed for it will call it good news.

Just because our own men are not on that part of the front we are rejoicing as if the victory had cost no lives." "Now, Miss Oliver dear, do not take that view of it," deprecated Susan.
"We have not had much to rejoice over of late and yet men were being killed just the same.

Do not let yourself slump like poor Cousin Sophia.