"It will be a terrible thing."
"Awful; the slaughter will be great."
"And hundreds of thousands will lose their lives?"
"Yes; no doubt about that."
"I shall pray for your safety then, Alan."
"Don't get solemn about it—I'm not gone yet. You'll do as I ask? Just run over to Trent Park sometimes and let me know how things are going on. Sam Kerridge said I must tell you he'd always be very pleased to show you over the stud—good fellow, Sam. What else do you think he said?"
"I really can't guess."
"And I daren't tell you."
"Why not?"
"It's personal. Sam has a habit of blurting out what he thinks."