\"Youareright，\"hesaid。\"Whenonecomestothinkofit，itisamazing。Howlongtheprophetsofwoehavepreached，andhowcompletelytheirteachingshavebeenignored！Theinvasionbogeyhasbeensolongamongusthatithasbecomenothingbutajest。
EvenI，inaway，amoneoftheunbelievers。\"
\"Youarenotserious，David！\"sheexclaimed。
\"Iam，\"heaffirmed。\"IthinkthatifwecouldreadthatdocumentweshouldseethatthereisnoplantherefortheimmediateinvasionofEngland。IthinkyouwouldfindthattheblowwouldbestrucksimultaneouslyatourColonies。Weshouldeitherhavetosubmitorsendaconsiderablefleetawayfromhomewaters。Then，Ipresume，thequestionofinvasionwouldcomeagain。Allthetime，ofcourse，thegagewouldbeflungdown，treatieswouldbedefied，weshouldbescornedasthoughwewereanationofweaklings。Austriawouldgatherinwhatshewanted，andtherewouldbenoonetointerfere。\"
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