“Weseemtohavecollectedaboutfortymessagesfromdifferentbattleshipsandcruisers。Theremustbeawholesquadronbarelythirtymilesout。“
“Youdon’treallythink，“LadySaxthorpeasked，“thatthereisanyfearofwar，doyou，Mr。Fentolin？
Heansweredherwithacertainamountofgravity。“Whocantell？
Thepapersthismorningwerebad。ThisconferenceatTheHagueisstillunexplained。France’sattitudeinthematterisespeciallymysterious。“
“IamastrongsupporterofLordRoberts，“LordSaxthorpesaid，“andIbelieveinthevitalnecessityofsomeschemefornationalservice。Atthesametime，Ifindithardtobelievethatasuccessfulinvasionofthiscountryiswithintheboundsofpossibility。“