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It 's the morning pick-me-up of choice , the excuse for taking a break with friends , and a cultivated finish to fine meals . He was glad to get more money than he expected , but a little disappointed that he had no good excuse for beating him ; for he had one of those hard , cruel natures that delight in inflicting pain and anguish upon others . The parish church was at Bolton , far enough away to serve as an excuse for all who did not care to go . You may imagine the young people brushed up after the labours of the day , and making this novelty , as they would make any novelty , the excuse for walking together and enjoying a trivial flirtation . The fact that fanatical terrorists fight back and recruit their friends when attacked is no excuse for waiving our responsibilities in this war .