A mysterious unheard command called it and it was obliged to obey.

The entire male population of England had not been trained from birth to regard itself as an immense military machine, ready at any moment for action.

The James Simpson type of Englishman indulged in much discussion of the pros and cons of enforced military training of youth.

Germany's well known contempt of the size and power of the British Army took on an aspect which filled the James Simpsons with rage.

They had not previously thought of themselves as martial, because middle-class England was satisfied with her belief in her strength and entire safety.