shame of admitting that your country can get along quite well without whatever-it-is that you’ve been up to. In the end, of course, the conclusion of the man is the same as that of the military—that getting killed is the least one can do in the circumstances—except that the two parties reach the same conclusion by different routes.”
Alastair’s rationale for going to war. But he joins up because he does not think his career in art restoration is as valuable for the country during the war.
