His two years at the Court of St.James had been pleasant and uneventful enough.

The small questions which had presented themselves for adjustment between the two countries were, after all, of no particular importance and were easily arranged.

The days seemed to have gone by for that over-strained sensitiveness which was continually giving rise to senseless bickerings, when every trilling breeze seemed to fan the smouldering fires of jealousy.

The two great English-speaking nations appeared finally to have realized the absolute folly of continual disputes between countries whose destiny and ideals were so completely in accord and whose interests were, in the main, identical.

A period of absolute friendliness had ensued.