But I do remember the beginning of the Great War, and everybody's mood then was almost exactly what it is in a bad fog - one of hilarious and excited friendliness. In the first days there were very few who were saddened by the prospect of horrors to come. Light-hearted confidence was the order of the day in all the countries concerned.
Source: Why we enjoy mishaps. In: Mortals and Others, v.1
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