England was not to be considered just a little island, but comprised Australia, India, Canada, and the sea.

"_L'Angleterre est imbattable_," he repeated, and America likewise.

On the other hand, the German army was also invincible.

The secession of France and Italy would greatly hinder the cruel blockade, for the resources of those two countries--once they were conquered by the Central Powers--were very vast, and in that case he could not see any end to the war.

Finally, the world would collapse from the general state of exhaustion.