She was in a rather blue and cynical mood and inclined to look on the dark side.
"'Believe' we'll win the war!" exclaimed Susan.

"No, Miss Oliver, dear, I do not believe--I know.

That does not worry me.

What does worry me is the trouble and expense of it all.

But then you cannot make omelets without breaking eggs, so we must just trust in God and make big guns." "Sometimes I think the big guns are better to trust in than God," said Miss Oliver defiantly.
"No, no, dear, you do not.