They're public-spirited, y'know.

Hitting 'em with a club would be another thing.

It's an easy-going nation, but kings have been sorry they tried force.

Did you never hear of a king who used force against American colonies ?" "Good God! So they keep you--an earl--a privy councilor--a retired colonel of regulars in good standing--under lock and key in this pest-house while they bribe the press not to tell the truth about some Germans and start trouble ?" "Not exactly" said Monty.
"But here you are!" "I preferred to remain with my party." "You moan they'd have let you out and kept us in ?" "They'd have phrased it differently, but that's about what it would have amounted to.

I have privileges." "Well, I'm jiggered!" "I rather suspect it's not so bad as that," said Monty.