That's what's the matter with our versatile friend up yonder.

He gets all aroused over some scheme or other which comes to him in the dead of night, hops out of bed before any one civilised is awake, and rings up for ambassadors.

Then at night-time he becomes normal again and takes everything back.

The consequence is that this place is a regular diplomatic see-saw.

Settling down in Berlin pretty well, aren't you, Norgate ?" "Very nicely, thanks," the latter replied.
"Dining alone with the Baroness von Haase!" his junior continued.