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The House of the Four Winds (Dickson McCunn #3) QUOTES

The House of the Four Winds (Dickson McCunn #3) QUOTES

1 " Well, she is my most beloved and adored kinswoman, and for her sake I would commit most crimes. "

― John Buchan , The House of the Four Winds (Dickson McCunn #3)

2 " I have to consider the honour of my house.'
'Honour?' Jaikie queried.
'Yes, honour,' said Ashie severely. 'Have you anything to say against it?'
'N-o-o. But it’s an awkward word and apt to obscure reason.'
'It is a very real thing, which you English do not understand.'
'We understand it well enough, but we are shy of talking about it. "

― John Buchan , The House of the Four Winds (Dickson McCunn #3)

3 " Five reasonably intelligent men sat in a stupor of impotence, repeating wearily the essentials of a problem which they could not solve. "

― John Buchan , The House of the Four Winds (Dickson McCunn #3)