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It was true that it was somewhat impractically mixed with his visions of Mrs. Peyton and Susy, and even included his previous scheme of relief for the improvident and incorrigible Hooker.
Generally speaking, I consider the British officer a very brave man, though I do think he sometimes is guilty of excess in that respect that is to say, that he goes impractically to work, and, the young officer especially, is driven by ambition to do desperate and stupid things. To this foolhardiness may be largely attributed the heavy losses in officers suffered by the British Army in the War.
Only this: be as honest as you can, but don't be so impractically honest that you chop down all your bridges behind you and neglect to gather timber for the bridges ahead of you." Even in the gloom she understood that he was puzzled. "Really, you know, I haven't written any handbook on practical politics, Mr. Thornton," she said, her humor coming to the rescue.
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