Quote by Elizabeth Boyle
““A ‘few chits’? Good God, man, I’ve never faced such odds,” the captain admitted. “The French have the decency to shoot at you.” Lord””
““A ‘few chits’? Good God, man, I’ve never faced such odds,” the captain admitted. “The French have the decency to shoot at you.” Lord””
“Many of those who elected to remain might have escaped. 'Chivalry' is a mild appellation for their conduct. Some of the vaunted knights of old were desperate cowards by comparison. A fight in the open field, or jousting in the tournament, did not call out the manhood in a man as did the waiting till the great ship took the…
— The Sinking of the Titanic and Great Sea Disasters