The larger that force would be, the greater the danger if there is no protection at all.

Is that true, or not ?' 'It is true, in one way, but----' 'There is no condition!' Angela interrupted him energetically.

'It is enough that it is going to be dangerous in one way, as you say!' 'No one can say that I ever avoided danger before,' he objected.
'They will say many things if you refuse to go.

They will shrug their shoulders and say that you have lost your nerve, perhaps! That is a favourite expression, and you know how people say it.

Or if you make money soon after you resign, they will say that you preferred a fortune to risking your life for your country.