To my mind, the matter is urgent.
If anything should lead to the discovery of your false position in this country, the friendship between us which has become a real pleasure to me must seriously undermine my own position." Dominey had risen to his feet and was standing on the hearthrug, in front of a fire of blazing logs.

The Ambassador was sitting with crossed legs in a comfortable easy-chair, smoking one of the long, thin cigars which were his particular fancy.
"Your Excellency," Dominey said, "there is just one fallacy in all that you have said." "A fallacy ?" "You have come to the absolute conclusion," Dominey continued, "that because England wants peace there will be peace.

I am of Seaman's mind.
I believe in the ultimate power of the military party of Germany.

I believe that in time they will thrust their will upon the Kaiser, if he is not at the present moment secretly in league with them.

Therefore, I believe that there will be war." "If I shared that belief with you, my friend," the Ambassador said quietly, "I should consider my position here one of dishonour.