Anthony Hope

Name: The Secret of the Tower — Chapter 8
Author: Anthony Hope

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“The Secret of the Tower — Chapter 8”, is a work by Anthony Hope. It explores elements such as Alec, Beaumaroy and uniform.

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Anthony Hope, The Secret of the Tower — Chapter 8

“ Alec Naylor grew impatient. “That’s the very spirit we have to fight against!” he exclaimed, rather hotly.
“Forgive me, but, please, don’t raise your voice.”
Alec lowered his voice, for a moment anyhow, but the central article of his creed was assailed, and he grew vehement. “It’s fatal; it’s at the root of all our troubles. Allow for failures in individuals, and you produce failure all round. It’s tenderness to defaulters that wrecks discipline. ”

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Anthony Hope, The Secret of the Tower — Chapter 8

“ Alec Naylor got up from the big chair, but it was not to take his departure.
“I want to see him, Beaumaroy,” he said brusquely and rather authoritatively.
Beaumaroy raised his brows. “I won’t take you to his room, or let you go there if I can help it. But if he comes down, well, you can stay and see him. It may get me into a scrape, but that doesn’t matter much.”
“My point of view is——”
“My dear fellow, I know your point of view perfectly. It is that you are personally responsible for the universe, apparently just because you wear a uniform.” ”

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Anthony Hope, The Secret of the Tower — Chapter 8

“ If he got into difficulties through heedlessness, at least he made a good shot at getting out of them again by his dexterity. Only, of course, suspicion remains suspicion, even though it be, for the moment, baffled. And it could not be denied that suspicions were piling up—Captain Alec, Irechester, even, on one little point, Doctor Mary! And possibly those two fellows outside—one of them short and stumpy—had their suspicions too, though these might be directed to another point. He gave one of his little shrugs as he followed the silent Captain to the garden gate. ”

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Anthony Hope, The Secret of the Tower — Chapter 8

“ I would have strict justice, but no mercy, not a shadow of it!”
“But you said that day at your place that the war had made you tender-hearted.”
“Yes, I did, and it’s true. Is it hard-hearted to refuse to let a slacker cost good men their lives? Much better take his, if it’s got to be one or the other.” ”

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Anthony Hope, The Secret of the Tower — Chapter 8

“ CHAPTER VIII CAPTAIN ALEC RAISES HIS VOICE Beaumaroy led the way into the parlor, Captain Alec following. “Well, I thought your old friend didn’t care to see strangers,” he said, continuing the conversation.
“He was tired and fretful to-night, so I got him to bed, and gave him a soothing draught—one that our friend Dr. Arkroyd sent him. He went off like a lamb, poor old boy. If we don’t talk too loud we sha’n’t disturb him.” ”

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Anthony Hope, The Secret of the Tower — Chapter 8

“ Alec flushed, but answered frankly: “I needed no reward for that.” His feelings got the better of him; he was very full of feelings that night, and wanted to be sympathized with. “Beaumaroy, do you know that girl’s story?” Beaumaroy shook his head, and listened to it. Captain Alec ended on his old note: “To think of the scoundrel using the King’s uniform like that!”
“Rotten! But, er, don’t raise your voice.” He pointed to the ceiling, smiling, and went on without further comment on Cynthia’s ill-usage. “I suppose you intend to stick to the army, Naylor?” ”

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Anthony Hope, The Secret of the Tower — Chapter 8

“ The surprise—it might almost have been taken for alarm—which he had shown at the first sight of Alec seemed to have given place to a gentle and amiable weariness, which persisted through the recital of the Captain’s experiences—how his errand of courtesy, or gallantry, had led to his being on the road across the heath so late at night, and of what he had seen there.
“You copped them properly!” Beaumaroy remarked at the end, with a lazy smile. “One does learn a trick or two in France. ”

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