The Few . . .

‘Never, Johnny, in the course of our family’s history has so much been owed by so many of us to one as small as you.’
I smiled at her and a tear welled up in my eye. Then she grabbed me again and straddled me over her lap and began laying to with her stout hand onto my rear.
‘Hey!’ I shouted.
‘All may be fair in love and war,’ she said, ‘but stealing is always wrong. Especially for you.’
— War and Peace in Dodge, Chapter 2: The Battle of Britain.

Explanation: One can almost hear Churchill's speech to the House of Commons on August 20, 1940 lauding the RAF as "The Few" during the Battle of Britain. It's one of the roles Johnny plays in the feud. He is still a boy, however, and there are consequences…

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