'I think a little common-sense would settle it right away.' 'With a little common-sense it would never have started,' said Mr Wake.
'Launcelot's a C.O., you know,' said Miss Doria.
I did not know, for he did not look any kind of soldier ...

I was just about to ask him what he commanded, when I remembered that the letters stood also for 'Conscientious Objector,' and stopped in time.
At that moment someone slipped into the vacant seat on my right hand.

I turned and saw the V.A.D.girl who had brought tea to Blaikie that afternoon at the hospital.
'He was exempted by his Department,' the lady went on, 'for he's a Civil Servant, and so he never had a chance of testifying in court, but no one has done better work for our cause.

He is on the committee of the L.D.A., and questions have been asked about him in Parliament.' The man was not quite comfortable at this biography.

He glanced nervously at me and was going to begin some kind of explanation, when Miss Doria cut him short.