The moral effecton both Canada and the United
States could not fail to be immense.
Parham had sensed this possible ebbof the imperial
idea. The American shrugged his shoulders and despaired visibly. Asort of awe, a
sense of the close company of Fate upon thatwestward course kept men silent. Get
out,he said to Hereward Jackson, go back and have this stopped. These big ships were
fighting now atdistances of two miles or less; some were in actual
contact.
I had counted on trusty allies, and Ifind I must
take precautions against them.
You may think ithectoring, but half the folks over
there will say it isnthectoring enough. Wehave enough to worry about without
grabbing China.
I must organize my life so that not a moment of
time nor an ounceof energy goes to waste. Amidst the confusion one cheering aspect
was the steady loyalty ofthe Indian princes.
Beyond and out of hearing were typists andother
copyists. I had counted on national and imperial solidarity. The most ingenious
facilities for adjustedmovement become useless after the first impact. Ifnot, the
meal was dismissed and the next in succession was broughtinto readiness for
service.
Perhaps he too should have attempted a further
parley.
Almost simultaneously messengers of disaster came
to both thesemen.
Ahead, under theskirts of the flying night were
strata of fog which veiled the seato the west. The very gunsseemed to sniff the
situation incredulously with their liftedsnouts.
XIDISLOYALTYFor the truly great, dark days are
inevitable.
These men were plodding up thestreet unhindered.
His disciples were to be fighters, and theirhappiest possible end was death in
battle. For a moment the Lord Paramount thought, and then, with a start anda glance
at Mrs.
Hadit yet to penetrate outwardly and
DOWN?
The British, he thought, were swinging round to
fight. That wasthe next most urgent thing before him. At present we have stillto
assemble that machine. What wasgoing to happen to these hesitating associates when
they heard ofthis quarrel with America?
Had it failed to grip, orhad it lost its grip on
the colonial imagination? The two main lines of warships were perhaps a littlemore
than five miles apart.
For the first time in the twentieth
centurybattleships were rammed. The rapid cessation of command is a necessary
feature of modernmarine fighting. They were as blind to the proper development of
the imperialadventure.
The two main lines of warships were perhaps a
littlemore than five miles apart.
His disciples were to be fighters, and
theirhappiest possible end was death in battle. Hourafter hour, fresh aspects of the
riddle of Empire elaboratedthemselves.
There has been some incident, the Lord Paramount
admitted.