We have not wasted our time.

The king has already made an alliance with England." "But England has no troops, or scarcely any," Fergus said.
"No, lad, but she has what is of quite as much importance in war--namely, money, and she can grant us a large subsidy.

The king's interest in the matter is almost as great as ours.

He is a Hanoverian more than an Englishman, and you may be sure that, if Prussia were to be crushed, the allies would make but a single bite of Hanover.

You see, this will be a war of life and death to us, and the fighting will be hard and long." "But what grievance has France against the king ?" "His majesty is open spoken, and no respecter of persons; and a woman may forgive an injury, but never a scornful gibe.