As for European war, the idiots are fond of drums and fifes and military swagger; they haven't brains enough to picture a battle-field." "You are severe, Mrs.Wade.I should never have ventured"---- "You are still afraid of telling _me_ the truth!" "Well, let us rejoice in the exceptions.

Yourself, Lilian, my sister Mary, for instance." The widow let her eyes fall and kept silence.
"We hope you will dine with us on Friday of next week," said Denzil.
"Lilian posted you an invitation this morning.

There will be a good many people." "Seriously then, I am to work for you, openly and vigorously ?" "What a contemptible fellow I should be if I wished you to hold aloof!" He spoke sincerely, having overcome his misgivings of a short time ago.
"The fight will be fought on large questions, you know.

I want to win, but I have made up my mind to win honestly; it's a fortunate thing that I probably sha'n't be called upon to declare my views on a thousand side-issues." "Don't be so sure of that.

Polterham is paltry, even amid national excitement." "Confound it! then I will say what I think, and risk it.