There never will be one if I can prevent it.

I'm here to keep a foreign army from trespassing across the Jordan, it being my crazy notion that Arabs can evolve their own government, if let.

You've got to help me keep that foreign army out, or take the consequences." She laughed at last.

It was rather a hard laugh without much mirth in it.
"Your words are a liar's, but your voice rings true," she said.
"I think you're only another of these diplomatists." "I'm that diplomatic I'm chancing my hide to save other peoples," he answered.

"Let's be quite frank, Jael.