Again, it was the fault of Lord Northcliffe or--or any of the rest of them.
It transpired that he was slightly late: the Bishop had been speaking.

He was a good Bishop and eloquent, and, as the A.C.G.who now rose to take the matter in hand remarked, he had struck the right note.

In all probability it was due to Peter's having missed that note that he was so critical of the scheme.

The note would have toned him up.

He would have felt a more generous sympathy for the lads in the field, and would have been more definitely convinced that something must be done.