"No," replied Bob quietly, "I shall not join."
CHAPTER VI
"What!"
"Not going to join! Why, you were in the O.T.C. while you were at
Clifton! Not going to join!"
Bob's face was very pale, but he shook his head.
"You are joking, man! Haven't you read Kitchener's call? He wants half a million men. It's said he'll need a million before long. You can't stand out. No decent fellow can. You don't mean it!"
"Yes, I mean it."
"But why?"
"I'm afraid I couldn't make you understand."
"No, I don't think you could," and there was a sneer in George
Tresize's voice.