"It was the unanimous opinion of the staff that we ought to fight and the cabinet upheld them.

I couldn't cancel the order if I wished.

What would you think of a king who left his army in the lurch ?" "Nobody will ever accuse you of cowardice," Grim answered.

"You're a proven brave man if ever there was one.

The point is, do you want all your bravery and hard work for the Arab cause to go for nothing?
Do you want the prospect of Arab independence to go up in smoke on a gas-swept battlefield ?" "It would break my heart," said Feisul, "although one heart hardly matters." "It would break more hearts than yours," Grim retorted.