Opportunity for practice will certainly not be lacking.
"Our departure is being delayed by every sort of pretext.

One moment it seems as though we should reach home via Bulgaria.

This idea suited Bratianu extremely well, as the Bulgarian willingness to grant permission was a guarantee that they had no plans of attack.

But he reckoned in this without his host.

E.and W.are greatly alarmed because the Roumanians intend to detain them, and will probably hang them as spies.