"I should have said that old Henry would have been up and at 'em at the Admiralty before the first gun was fired." "On the contrary," Philippa rejoined, "he took advantage of the war to hire a Scotch moor at half-price, about a week after hostilities had commenced." "It's a rum go," Richard repeated.

"I can't fancy Henry as a skulker.
Forgive me, Philippa," he added.
"You are entirely forgiven," she assured him drily.
"He comes of such a fine fighting stock," Richard mused.

"I suppose his health is all right ?" "His health," Philippa declared, "is marvellous.

I should think he is one of the strongest men I know." Her brother patted her hand.
"You've been making rather a trouble of it, old girl," he said affectionately.

"It's no good doing that, you know.