There seems to have been desperate excitement there.

Kuehlmann suggested to Ludendorff that he should come to Brest himself and take part in the negotiations.

After long discussion, however, it appeared that Ludendorff himself was not quite clear as to what he wanted, and declared spontaneously that he considered it superfluous for him to go to Brest; he would, at best, 'only spoil things if he did.' Heaven grant the man such gleams of insight again, and often! It seems as if the whole trouble is more due to feeling against Kuehlmann than to anything in the questions at issue; people do not want the world to have the impression that the peace was gained by 'adroit diplomacy,' but by military success alone.

General Hoffmann appears to have been received with marked favour by the Kaiser, and both he and Kuehlmann declare themselves well satisfied with the results of their journey.
"We talked over the reply to the Petersburg telegram, declining a conference in Stockholm, and further tactics to be followed in case of need.

We agreed that if the Russians did not come, we must declare the armistice at an end, and chance what the Petersburgers would say to that.