And for them to talk of invading us! There is not a bit of spirit left in this island, except in the heart of Lord Nelson." "What a hot little patriot this child is!" said the father, with a quiet smile at her.

"What would she say to an Englishman, who was more French than English, and would only write French letters?
And yet it might be possible to find such people." "If such a wretch existed," cried Miss Twemlow, "I should like to crunch him as I crunch this toast.

For a Frenchman I can make all fair allowance, because he cannot help his birth.

But for an Englishman to turn Frenchman--" "However reluctant we may be to allow it," the candid rector argued, "they are the foremost nation in the world, just now, for energy, valour, decision, discipline, and I fear I must add patriotism.

The most wonderful man who has appeared in the world for centuries is their leader, and by land his success has been almost unbroken.