[A People’s Man by E. Phillips Oppenheim]@TWC D-Link bookA People’s Man CHAPTER III 5/17
Three times we have been on the brink of war--twice on our own account and once on account of those whom we are bound to consider our allies.
The other national disaster we have had to face, you know of.
Still, here we are safe up to to-night.
There is nothing in the whole world we need now so much as rest--just a few months' freedom from anxiety.
Until last week we had dared to hope for it. Now, breathless still from our last escape, we are face to face suddenly with all the possibilities of your coming." "You fear the people," Maraton remarked quietly. Mr.Foley's pale, worn face suddenly lit up. "Fear the people!" he repeated, with a note of passion in his tone.
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