The insolent French, long before the war, had been sending clouds of aeroplanes over German cities, bombarding them.
Ferragut blinked with surprise.

This was news to him.

It must have occurred while he was on the high seas.

The verbose positiveness of the doctor did not permit any doubt whatever....

Besides, that lady ought to know better than those who lived on the ocean.
Then had arisen the English provocation....