The National Council remained on at Vissarion as the guests of the Voivode, to whom, in accordance with my uncle's will, I had prepared to re-transfer all his estates.

He was, by the way, unwilling at first to accept, and it was only when I showed him Uncle Roger's letter, and made him read the Deed of Transfer prepared in anticipation by Mr.Trent, that he allowed me to persuade him.

Finally he said: "As you, my good friends, have so arranged, I must accept, be it only in honour to the wishes of the dead.

But remember, I only do so but for the present, reserving to myself the freedom to withdraw later if I so desire." But Constantinople was silent.

The whole nefarious scheme was one of the "put-up jobs" which are part of the dirty work of a certain order of statecraft--to be accepted if successful; to be denied in case of failure.
The matter stood thus: Turkey had thrown the dice--and lost.