When it comes to the practical side, our other instincts revolt.

After all, if we believed that by continuing the war we could beat Germany from a military point of view, I suppose we should forget a lot of this admirable reasoning of ours and let it go on." "It doesn't seem a fair bargain, though," Julian sighed.

"It's the lives of our men to-day for the freedom of their descendants, if that isn't frittered away by another race of politicians.

It isn't good enough, Miles." "Then let's be thankful it's going to stop," Furley declared.

"We've pinned our colours to the mast, Julian.