A E W Mason

The Four Feathers A E W Mason

Book Excerpt: ...strike with all his strength in the savagery of despair. He had indeed reached out a restraining hand when General Feversham's matter-of-fact voice intervened, and the boy's attitude suddenly relaxed."Queer incomprehensible things happen. Here are two of them. You can only say they are the truth and pray God you may forget 'em. But you can't explain, for you can't understand."Sutch was moved to lay his hand upon Harry's shoulder."Can you?" he asked, and regretted the question almost before it was spoken. But it was spoken, and Harry's eyes turned swiftly toward Sutch, and rested upon his face, not, however, with any betrayal of guilt, but quietly, inscrutably. Nor did he answer the question, although it was answered in a fashion by General Feversham."Harry understand!" exclaimed the general, with a snort of indignation. "How should he? He's a Feversham."The question, which Harry's glance had mutely put before, Sutch in the same mute way repeated. "Are you blind?" his e...