... not mention the fleet* that they had in the North Sea aud the Mediterranean. The mere existence of such a power the Continent isolated England to a certain extent, not that the present state of isolation was essentially bad thing but it wn* very serious ...

... that old chestnut, of pure English inspiration, about the alleged headings in the “Times” —“ Dense Fog in the Channel —Continent Isolated for Three Days.” In his laborious efforts to explain the joke the narrator completely overlaid the point. Which reminds ...