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resisting every argument based on good sense and propriety. As time went on he became more & more impossible. His domestic staff refused to accompany him to the continent, for nobody can stand his wayward, unaccountable caprice. His broadcast fell pretty flat, for it contained no more than an acknowledgement of "Kindness" from those who have given him 40 years of unbroken indulgence and adulation. And then, twelve hours to get from Windsor to the French coast, followed by a dreary wait of four hours at Boulogne station with our consul as companion!

Finally he seems pursued by a fatalism among his friends and hosts - he does not conciliate us by taking refuge in a Hebrew palace, especially as the lady combines german extraction with two American divorces. What a tragedy it is - think of the situation - golf in the morning ditto in the afternoon, skittles at night. He is advertising for an Austrian valet. Where & when & how can it all end? Winston C. is talking, one might say agitating, to get him back to this country, but notwithstanding all assurances we cannot ignore the fact that a certain powerful & enterprising clique over here, wd soon make him the centre of their intrigue. The Vendetta against Baldwin is inextinguishable, and no weapons however mean will be laid aside - such is their determination to encompass his downfall. Baldwin comes out of the crisis a great man. In the small game of politics he is casual, offhand & paradoxical. In the great affairs he is triumphant.