"Let us talk no more about it.

We shall never reach an understanding, for we belong to two different worlds.
It's a great pity that you can't go back to your own people." After that, he refrained from mentioning the war in his sister-in-law's presence.

Chichi was the only one keeping up her aggressive and noisy enthusiasm.

Upon reading in the papers the news of the shootings, sackings, burning of cities, and the dolorous flight of those who had seen their all reduced to ashes, she again felt the necessity of assuming the role of lady-assassin.

Ay, if she could only once get her hands on one of those bandits!.