[Mr. Standfast by John Buchan]@TWC D-Link bookMr. Standfast CHAPTER SEVEN 8/44
I think that ... I mean ...' 'Therefore you are willing to help the enemy to win ?' 'They have already won.
I want that recognized and the end hurried on.' I was getting my mind clearer and continued fluently. 'The longer the war lasts, the worse this country is ruined.
We must make the people realize the truth, and--' But he swung round suddenly, his eyes blazing. 'You blackguard!' he cried, 'you damnable blackguard!' And he flung himself on me like a wild-cat. I had got my answer.
He did not believe me, he knew me for a spy, and he was determined to do me in.
We were beyond finesse now, and back at the old barbaric game.
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