The insults hurled by the Ukrainians to-day against the Russians were simply grotesque, and showed what a gulf is fixed between these two Governments, and that it is not our fault that we have not been able to bring them together under one hat on the question of peace.

Trotski was so upset it was painful to see.

Perfectly pale, he stared fixedly before him, drawing nervously on his blotting paper.

Heavy drops of sweat trickled down his forehead.

Evidently he felt deeply the disgrace of being abused by his fellow-citizens in the presence of the enemy.
"The two brothers Richthofen were here a little while ago.