19/25 Now the ministry and its friends had begun to butt their heads against the immovable wall of character which had grown out of them and of which Lord Chatham had said: "It has made certain of our able men look like school boys." 2 There was at that time a man of great power whose voice spoke for the soul of England. He had studied the spirit of the New World and probed to its foundations. He will help us to understand the new diplomacy which had filled the ministers with astonishment. He was awed by the brilliancy of the massive, trumpet-tongued orator and statesman. His gait is awkward, his gestures clumsy, his eyes are covered with large spectacles. |