"It should not be lamentable when the cause is just. For that matter empire was always maintained by the sword and always will be."
"No, no!" said the Judge. "The arts of peace are winning their way. We may not do without the cannon yet, but please God the time will come when 'The lion shall eat straw like the ox, and the wolf and the lamb shall lie down together at the cockatrice den, and a little child shall lead them.'"
"Will that time ever come?" said Maud, her brows contracting. "I suppose it would be grand if it did."
"Not in our time," said Morris. "But the strength of the sword may hasten it."
"The inevitable paradox."
"Paradoxes are the truest lessons of life."
"The soldier's life is an instance. He fights that peace may reign."
"He is an enigma," said Maud.
"No, he is the most human of men," said the Captain. "Though true hearted, he can love as well as hate. He can face the cannon's mouth without flinching an inch, and the next moment shed tears over a comrade's grave. When storming a stronghold, he can see his best friend shot down by his side, and step over his body without even giving him a look."
"I can understand that," said Maud gravely, "and a woman could do it, too, if it had to be."