It was a notable occasion--this celebration of the anniversary of our coming into the war[74].
Nobody here knows definitely just what to fear from the big battle; but everybody fears more or less.

It's a critical time--very.

I am told that that long-range gunning of Paris is the worst form of frightfulness yet tried.

The shells do not kill a great many people.

But their falling every fifteen minutes gets on people's nerves and they can't sleep.