It will be seen that the pertinacity of one of the negotiators gave it very much the character of a capitulation.
PROTOCOL of an Interview, &c., &c., &c.
The contracting parties agree as follows, viz.: ARTICLE 1.

There shall be an interview.
ART.2.

Agreed; provided all the parties can come and go at pleasure.
ART.3.The said interview shall be conducted, generally, on philosophical and liberal principles.
ART.4.

Agreed; provided tobacco may be used at discretion.
ART.5.That either party shall have the privilege of propounding questions, and either party the privilege of answering them.
ART.6.

Agreed; provided no one need listen, or no one talk, unless so disposed.
ART.7.The attire of all present shall be conformable to the abstract rules of propriety and decorum.
ART.8.