The Case of General Ople and Lady Camper, Chapter 5

⁠​​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌⁠It is a noble thing to say that your road is forward, and it befits a man of battles. General Ople was too loyal a gentleman to think of any other road. Still, albeit not gifted with imagination, he could not avoid the feeling that he had set his face to Winter. He found himself suddenly walking straight into the heart of Winter, and a nipping Winter. For her ladyship had proved acutely nipping. H