Godfrey even hoped that the war would not be over before there was a chance for precept to be put into practice, and already, in imagination, saw his brother in the uniform of a Field Marshal.

Winona smiled tolerantly.

She took Percy's opinions for what they were worth.

If his school report was anything to go by, he had certainly not won laurels at Longworth this term, in the direction of brainwork, and the headmaster's comment: "Lacking in steady application," had probably been amply justified.
Winona was not altogether happy about Percy, these holidays.

Jack Cassidy was spending Christmas at the Vicarage, and claimed much of his time, and the influence was not altogether for good.