“That is correct.”
“And how far away is Mons?”
Dalroy smiled at the thought which had evidently occurred to her.
“We are now just half-way between Mons and Waterloo. Each is about ten miles distant.”
“We were allied then with the Belgians, Germans, and Russians against the French. Now we have joined the Belgians, French, and Russians against the Germans. It sounds like counting in a game of cribbage. A hundred years from to-day our combination may be with the Belgians, Germans, and French against the Russians.”
“You mustn’t even hint treason against our present Allies,” he laughed.
“What are Allies? Of what avail are treaties? You men have mismanaged things woefully. It is high time women took a lead in governing.”
“Awful! I do verily believe you are a suffragette.”
“I am. During what periods has England been greatest? In the reigns of Elizabeth and Victoria.”