"In the same week he would harass an Under-Secretary about horses from the Army, write voluminously to the press about a gun he had invented for potting aeroplanes, give a fancy-dress ball which he forgot to attend, and get in the semi-final of the racquets championship."

"Tommy sniffed the spring breeze like a supercilious stag."

"It was strange how fear had gone,now that we knew the worst and had a fighting man by our side."

"When a man comes out of great danger, he is apt to be a little deaf to the call of duty."

"The secret belongs only to the Maker of good and faithful dogs."