He had been reading some of the other telegrams, which were, as a rule, hysterical messages by way of foreign capitals, telling of Russian preparations in the East.
"Oh, lively, yes.

But I've confidence in Tommy.

I wish the Fate which decides men's politics had sent him to our side.

He knows more about the thing than any one else, and he knows his own mind, which is rare enough.

But it's too hot for serious talk.