Mall 4 London: Exnest bby Constance Lindsay While the preface states it to be "the object of this essay to examine, as fairly ard frankly rower of evil because of the dev tion the political re of Mr. of her husband and the worship of George," it muss be realized at the the town, every one paying simul-Jouteet that "Sir Charles Malet taneous tribute to her personality aloof and co'dblcoded observer and the magic of her birdlike, bot elf a Liberal with per-laughter. Bert Cressy is attempting|*ona! experience in the events of to break the spell; he is very nearly] which he writes, wrecked in his failure to recognize Franc he certainly appears to be, his own values. Poley is motivated Jand as fair as is humanly possible; in his movements by blind jealousy out as he swings into his narrative] in an effort to hold his wife and to and once more summons up the protect her. Cherry, daughter of sound and the heat of battle, his MacDuf, is in love with Bert and is]; oleod warms, old wounds begin to doing her to win and hold him./throb and he sees before him These relationship form one group leader whose very spirit and charm of elements that spring into action. make his shifts, evasions, and ever-Ten there is the relationship be-present thought of the Press ma tween Mrs. Nord, a SpanishAme lening to fellowers who feel their jcan, with Mallow, a frustrated lealism to have been summond logoist, his motives poisoned by envy, forth only for betray jand his own irresponsibility. He is ithe father of her child and master of Full credit is accorded Mr. Lloyd her emotions; her marriage Nord was an attempt to escape from), reve "when in the Boer War to Evik George f hhis one moment at a
he insecurity passion. lrotuce far the sake of a great pubgoecion [he iniperil his popularity and These two groups supply thallic cavees tut the tale of his re-Jactive forces at work in the novel. leerd ticonga the World War ni How, hating the entire commun-after snather matter.
Tt is 8 ity. pours invectives upon Mrs. tale ber" ing with betrayal for Paiey, with Bert Crésey standing the sake of inning the hig prize near.' Bert Cressy turns upon him. of the Premiership; continuing There is a violent quarrel in which through years of incredible pol Mallow is beates He disappears.: jeal nianeuverings the midst of 'A few months Inter, with the coming of spring, Mallow's body is found thrown upon a sand bar in the river that flows by Staglinkool. Bert is accused of the murder; but he is released by the intervention of Cherry and Mrs. Poley, each submitting alibis to Macduff, the leader tary and other problem:
gat Inst in the ant climax of the Coalition breakdown, While Sir Charles does not tend to have uncovered or come as a surprise and a shock the general public. His style so rapid and brilliant that what hq has to say will be read. The pigv ture he paints of the wartime Prinio Minister is unforgettable. We ar@ shown a man quick to cri to. suggest, whose "irruption military "counsels, original and stimulating as they might some= times be, proved often more barrassing than helpful to those re+ sponsible for the war policy of the ies"—worse, a man who kept itary Teaders while at the same ne openly scorning their ability, and going over their heads to make far-reaching decisions of the utmost military importance with little more than a superficial civilian knowledge of the facts as his basis, We see a Lloyd George obsessed with with "wid-eat schemes," hank= eying for operations on the East ]while kis generals eried out for ment on the Wests keeping '0,000, met at Saloniki standing ther doing nothing, looking at the skin Others have railed at the funda madness of all war; certains it Charles succeeds in' showing the, additional madness of allowing a politician to run a war, The experts may be had chough, Political mountebank can BB worse; such is Sir Charles' core clusion which he presses home with a bitterness born of bitter knows ledge—R.G.
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