Achmed Abdullah

“ I know that Germany is an ugly beast ready to jump at the throat of civilization the moment the word is said, the moment the leash is slipped. I know how they are working here, for that one end, blood and conquest and booty, with all their might, their energy, their strength. I know Germans. They believe. They obey. They think that whatever is told them by their master is the truth. ”

“ I know that Germany is a swine of a land. I know that the rulers of Germany hold the charming belief that the rest of the world is a dirty, decadent shrub that must be mulched with caked blood and that the German sword will supply that same blood. I know that Germany intends to ... ”

“ I am sure the Germans won't take advantage of that clause."
"They won't steal your money. I know. Only—they're going to work that mine for you."
"I have my own engineer in charge. Fellow called Gamble. Good man."
"All right. I lay you long odds—say a hundred to one—that Gamble is going to get the boot, that the Germans will work the mine, and put one of their own men in charge."
"I take that bet," replied Tom. "I am nuts over easy money."
It was only after his friend had left that Tom considered how strange it was that Vyvyan should have known about the statement to the regiment. ”