He's certainly very chirpy for a man whose house has just been bulldozed down.

Stephens dubbed him, the Peter the Hermit of the tragic secession that drove to a head the great civil revolution, were of the brainful and dominant Scotch-Irish blood, and exemplified its traits and powers.

‘Listen, I′ll give it some thought,’ I said. ‘I′ll come back to you tomorrow, okay?’ I was being polite. ‘Tomorrow? Bewdy,’ said Mallon.

Just as in war, we have the analogy of extended-order drills, combat exercises, and field exercises, all of which it is best to follow by a brief drill at attention in order to restore smartness and control.