"Am I reduced," she thought, indignantly, "to falsetto ?" and chose, since she must choose, the betrayal of silence.
"It did one good to hear the question discussed on the higher level," said Lorne.

"You would think, to read the papers, that all its merits could be put into dollars and cents." "I've noticed some of them in terms of sentiment--affection for the mother country--" "Yes, that's lugged in.

But it doesn't cover the moral aspect," Lorne returned.

"It's too easy and obvious, as well; it gives the enemy cause to offend." "Well, there's a tremendous moral aspect," Finlay said, "tremendous moral potentialities hidden in the issue.

England has more to lose than she dreams." "That's just where I felt, as a practical politician, a little restless while you were preaching," said Lorne, laughing.