For him his death came at a lucky time: his work was done.
There is even a rumour, which I don't for a moment believe, that he is alive on the Orkney Islands and prefers to disappear there till the war ends.

This is fantastic, and it was doubtless suggested by the story that he did disappear for several years while he was a young officer.
I could not help noticing, when I saw all the Cabinet together at the Cathedral, how much older many of them look than they looked two years ago.

Sir Edward Grey, Mr.Asquith, Mr.Balfour, who is really an old man, Lloyd George--each of these seems ten years older.

And so does the King.

The men in responsible places who are not broken by the war will be bent.