He had already performed the ceremony in a number of cases when he felt it was almost criminally rash and idiotic, or would have been in time of peace." "That was what I meant by speaking of the women who were being swept over by the chariot of war," said the Duchess.

"It involves issues the women who can think must hold in their minds and treat judicially.

One cannot moralise and be shocked before an advancing tidal wave.

It has always been part of the unreason and frenzy of times of war.

When Death is near, Life fights hard for itself.