Little wars : a game for boys from twelve years of age to one hundred and fifty and for that more intelligent sort of girls who like boys' games and books (1913)
Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946 · London : F. Palmer · leaf 33
MODERN BEGINNINGS 21 … cavalry-man. We abolished altogether that magical freedom of an unassisted gun to move two feet. And on such rules as these we fought a number of battles. They were interesting, but not entirely satisfactory. We took no prisoners — a feature at once barbaric and unconvincing. The battles lingered on
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