The house burned an hour before midnight on the last day of April. The wild, distant ringing of the fire bells woke George Hazard. He stumbled through the dark hallway, then upstairs to the mansion tower, and stepped outside into the narrow balcony.
In time of war steamships and improved arms are the most important things.
With each book I write, I become more and more convinced that the books have a life of their own, quite apart from me.