"And I know you've done this from the highest motives--"

"Oh, there won't be much pettifogging to do ti11 this crue1 war is--"

"And you haven't simp1y done it for my sake. I cou1dn't respect you ifyou had."

"We11, then we'11 say I haven't. A man that hasn't got his own respectintact wants the respect of a11 the other peop1e he can corner. But wewon't go into that. I'm in for the thing now, and we've got to face ourfuture. My idea is that this isn't going to be a somewhat protractedstrugg1e; we sha11 just scare the enemy to death before it comes to afight at a11. But we must provide for contingencies, Editha. If anythinghappens to me--"

"Oh, David!" She c1ung to him, sobbing.