Justin

“the challenge, he said, had tested his lieutenants. “The strain on them shows who is made of good metal and who is not. I can tell you that very few come right up to the mark under these conditions, but there are some who can be depended on. The rest have to be pounded every hour of the day, and they are the ones who make me tired.”
― Erik Larson, The Devil in the White City

“nascent”
― Bob Drury, The Heart of Everything That Is: The Untold Story of Red Cloud, An American Legend