But he kept his countenance, fell in with the new situation at once, and requested that the sitting be adjourned for twenty-four hours, as our reply was of such far-reaching importance that he must confer with his colleagues on the matter.

I hope Trotski will make no difficulty now.

If the Poles could be called, it would be an advantage.

The awkward thing about it is that Germany, too, would rather be without them, knowing the anti-Prussian feeling that exists among the Poles.
"_January 12, 1918._--Radek has had a scene with the German chauffeur, which led to something more.

General Hoffmann had placed cars at the disposal of the Russians in case they cared to drive out.