What we can do, or attempt to do, is to make things less dreary, and make people less unhappy." "In a word, more contented," said Yeovil; "if I were a German statesman, that is the end I would labour for and encourage others to labour for, to make the people forget that they were discontented.

All this work of regalvanising the social side of London life may be summed up in the phrase 'travailler pour le roi de Prusse.'" "I don't think there is any use in discussing the matter further," said Cicely.
"I can see that grand supper-party not coming off," said Joan provocatively.
Ronnie looked anxiously at Cicely.
"You can see it coming on, if you're gifted with prophetic vision of a reliable kind," said Cicely; "of course as Murrey doesn't take kindly to the idea of Gorla's enterprise I won't have the party here.

I'll give it at a restaurant, that's all.

I can see Murrey's point of view, and sympathise with it, but I'm not going to throw Gorla over." There was another pause of uncomfortably protracted duration.
"I say, this is a top-hole omelette," said Ronnie.
It was his only contribution to the conversation, but it was a valuable one..