Maurice Leblanc,
The Frontier — Part II: Chapter 5
(1912)
“ Morestal and Philippe, silent and fever-eyed, seemed to avoid each other. Marthe, who suspected her husband's anguish, kept her eyes fixed upon him, as though she feared some inconsiderate act on his part. And the same dread seemed to trouble Mme. Morestal, for she warned Philippe, time after time:"Whatever you do, no arguments with your father. He is not well. All this business upsets him quite enough as it is. ”
Maurice Leblanc,
The Frontier — Part II: Chapter 5
(1912)
“ His father was guided by a conception of duty which Philippe knew to be as lofty and as legitimate as his own. What right had he to expect his father to act according to his, Philippe's, conscience? What to one of them would be only a fib would be to the other, to old Morestal, a criminal betrayal of his own side. Morestal, when giving his evidence, was speaking in the name of France. And France does not tell lies."If there is a possible solution," Philippe said to himself, "my father is not the man to be asked to provide it. ”
Maurice Leblanc,
The Frontier — Part II: Chapter 5
(1912)
“ My father represents a mass of intangible ideas, principles and traditions. But I, I, I ... what can I do? What is my particular duty? What is the object for which I ought to make in spite of every obstacle? ”
