“If a stronger enemy is confidently relaxed for the night, leave him so. Disturbing him, in any manner, is bordering stupidity.”
“In heated rooms, he often felt the outlines of his body, the border between him and the external world, grow disturbingly fuzzy.”
“Though the enemy be stronger in numbers, we may prevent him from fighting. Scheme so as to discover his plans and the likelihood of their success.”
“The more attention you pay an enemy, the stronger you make him. Be attentive, but don't be paranoiac.”
“There is nothing that sharpens a man's senses so acutely as to know that bitter and determined enemies are in pursuit of him night and day”
“He thought it probable that Miss Brooke liked him, and manners must be very marked indeed before they cease to be interpreted by preconceptions either confident or distrustful.”