Some of us in Russia feel that your nation is imperfectly understood there.
We are bearing grudges against you which may not be wholly justified.
You see, to speak very plainly, we are under the constant influence of a people which cherishes no feelings of friendship towards you." For a moment the personal element had disappeared.

Nigel remembered who his companion was and all that she stood for.

He drew his chair a little nearer to hers.
"If you are looking for a typical Englishman," he said, "I fear that I shall be a disappointment to you.

The typical Englishman of to-day is hiding his head in the sand.

I am not disposed to do anything of the sort.