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Excerpt: ...and that soldiers ought to have trains to themselves. 'Thank your stars, Cicely, that you are allowed to travel at all, ' said Farrell. 'No civilian nowadays matters a hap'orth.' 'And then we talk about Prussian Militarism ' cried Cicely. And she went off at score describing the invasion of her compartment at Rugby by a crowd of young officers, whose manners were 'atrocious.' 'What was their crime?' asked Marsworth, quietly. He sat in the background, cigarette in hand, a strong figure, rather harshly drawn, black hair slightly grizzled, a black moustache, civilian clothes. He had filled out since the preceding summer and looked much better in health. But his left arm was still generally in its sling. 'They had every crime ' said Cicely impatiently. 'It isn't worth discriminating.' Marsworth raised his eyebrows. 'Poor boys ' Cicely flushed. 'You think, of course, I have no right to criticise anything in khaki ' 'Not at all. Criticism is the salt of life.' His eyes twinkled. 'That I entirely deny ' said Cicely, firmly. She made a fantastic but agreeable figure as she sat near the window in the full golden light of the March evening. Above her black toque there soared a feather which almost touched the ceiling of the low room-a panache, nodding defiance; while her short grey skirts shewed her shapely ankles and feet, clothed in grey gaiters and high boots of the very latest perfection. 'What do you deny, Cicely?' asked her brother, absently, conscious always, through all the swaying of talk, of the slight childish form of Nelly Sarratt beneath him, in her deep chair; and of the eyes and mouth, which after the few passing smiles he had struck from them, were veiled again in their habitual sadness. 'Here I and sorrow sit.' The words ran through his mind, only to be passionately rejected. She was young -and life was long. Forget she would, and must. At her brother's question, Cicely merely shrugged her shoulders. 'Your sister was critical, ' said...
| ISBN-13 | 9781153745918 |
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| ISBN-10 | 1153745917 |
| Weight | 0.57 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.39 In |
| List Price | $19.99 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 170 pages |
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| Published On | 2010-03-01 |
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