CHAPTER XXXI

THE COLONEL That night Sir Edward Grey made the historic speech, which swung the nation into line like one man, and launched Great Britain on the supreme adventure of her history. _The one bright spot in the situation is Ireland._ Redmond had followed in a speech which filled the Colonel's eyes with tears and his heart with gladness as he read it next morning, so generous it was, so chivalrous. _I say to the Government they may withdraw every one of their troops from Ireland. Ireland will be defended by her armed …