"Of course--of course.
These things need a lot of thought, Soolsby.

One must act with care--no haste, no flurry, no mistakes." "I would not wait too long, my lord, or be too careful." There was menace in the tone.
"But if you go at things blind, you're likely to hurt where you don't mean to hurt.

When you're mowing in a field by a school-house, you must look out for the children asleep in the grass.

Sometimes the longest way round is the shortest way home." "Do you mean to do it or not, my lord?
I've left it to you as a gentleman." "It's going to upset more than you think, Soolsby.

Suppose he, out there in Egypt"-- he pointed again to the map--"doesn't thank me for the information.