Re. Off.
She’s fightin’ for liberty, fightin’ so that promises shall be kept between nations as decent men keep ’em between each other.
(A murmur of assent.)
You know if your neighbours were all the time to lie to you over everything they promised to do, you would never be able to keep going with them. Like a man, you’d have to up and show ’em what’s what. And that’s what the Old Dart is doing, and it is a big fight. But it is going on in Europe, which is more than 10,000 miles away from us. You may ask what has it all to do with us?
Robert and Gordon.
Not us. We know. We don’t ask what it has to do with us!
Re. Off.
(Hesitates as if thrown off his track.) Then you don’t need my speech. (Suddenly brightens and smiles appealingly.) Don’t spoil my speech lads. Pretend to ask so you can hear it. It will make you feel real grand.
Robert and Gordon.
Fire away then. Hear, hear!