That is England's way.

She cares more for her Empire than for what may happen to her allies.

So I say press and still press there, destroy the railway to the Lakes, burn her capital, pen up every Englishman in Mombasa island.

At this moment it is worth for you a thousand Damaralands.' The man was really interested and the Under-Secretary, too, pricked up his ears.
'We can keep our territory,' said the former; 'but as for pressing, how the devil are we to press?
The accursed English hold the sea.

We cannot ship men or guns there.