Other people", Rose thought. "Other people and their bloody love.

“Courage for the big troubles in life, lad' he'd say, 'and patience for the smal…”

“Last year we had many smallish hopes, made many smallish attempts, suffered man…”

“Length of service: one year or duration of war. Duration of war, of course. He …”

“... what he could or couldn’t say to them. Everything he had to say: I love you…”