We are ready. But the King!
[He shrugs his shoulders.
The peace propagandists are after him. Mediation is the magic word. Mediation—by which the neutral nations block our legitimate road to victory for their own benefit, in the name of civilization and progress.
general
Old women's talk.
[With a swagger.
Give me a sword in my right hand again, I say! I'll break open a few skulls yet, for all my sixty years. Eh? Mediation! Let those mediate, I say, who are afraid to fight!
chief of staff
[Calmly, dispassionately.
We are not mediating yet. You may tell that to your friends if they become downhearted.