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 has further told us that talk never broke any bones, and the Germans are doing a good deal of talk at the present moment to hide the defects in their monster pets which have been detected as useless by the test of War. The Zeppelins, the writer told us, are comparatively negligible quantities. Last night's raid is the commentary.'

'Yes,' said Roseye, 'something must really be done to prevent such raids.'

'But how?' queried Lionel Eastwell across the table in that slow refined voice of his. 'It's all very well to talk like that—but you must act.'

Roseye and I again exchanged glances. She knew well what was passing in my mind.

And I remained silent.