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proached us for they saw the earnest and animated manner in which we were talking
She finally sent the Grand Chamberlain, who approached in a halting and embarras
ed way, and told the Emperor of the difficulty. He scarcely noticed him and
dismissed him curtly and continued our conversation for at least ten minutes more.
By this time I had said all I cared to and was ready to leave myself, there-
fore I stopped talking and was very quiet in order to indicate that I, at least,
was through. This had the desired effect and we bade each other goodbye. Gerard
told me afterward that there was the greatest amount of interest displayed con-
cerning what the Kaiser and I were discussing and that all Berlin was talking of
the episode and wondering what the devil we had to say to each other for so long
and in such an animated way.
The Berlin papers have been kind to me. One of them had this to say:
When I got in the automobile with Gerard I was very tired and in no humor to
discuss with him what I had done so I touched it lightly and gave him no more
than a vague idea of my purposes<del/>
I feel, however, that I am in a fair way to bring about a beginning of
the great task I have undertaken.
We left Berlin at eleven o'clock for Paris and arrived on the afternoon
of June 2nd.
Paris,
June 8, 1914.
I <add>have</add> spent a quiet week in Paris, my most arduous duty being to dodge
Americans and others wanting to see me. We have had many invitations to dinners
and luncheons, all of which have been declined although one included an invita-
tion from our Ambassador.
I called on Herrick, it having been understood that I would do so when I
was ready to talk with him. Mr. Roosevelt had been with him the day before,
and he told me something of T. R. 's mental and physical activities. Herrick made
the prediction that T. R. was getting ready to go back home and to give the demo-
| Title | ms_0466_s2_v2_093 |
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proached us for they saw the earnest and animated manner in which we were talking
She finally sent the Grand Chamberlain, who approached in a halting and embarras
ed way, and told the Emperor of the difficulty. He scarcely noticed him and
dismissed him curtly and continued our conversation for at least ten minutes more.
By this time I had said all I cared to and was ready to leave myself, there-
fore I stopped talking and was very quiet in order to indicate that I, at least,
was through. This had the desired effect and we bade each other goodbye. Gerard
told me afterward that there was the greatest amount of interest displayed con-
cerning what the Kaiser and I were discussing and that all Berlin was talking of
the episode and wondering what the devil we had to say to each other for so long
and in such an animated way.
The Berlin papers have been kind to me. One of them had this to say:
When I got in the automobile with Gerard I was very tired and in no humor to
discuss with him what I had done so I touched it lightly and gave him no more
than a vague idea of my purposes |
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