He was a great man and he knew it.

Nevertheless, he greeted Norgate with ample condescension and engaged him at once in conversation.
"Delighted to see you in such company, my young friend," he declared.
"I think that half an hour's conversation with Prince Herschfeld would put some of those fire-eating ideas out of your head.

That's the man whom we have to thank for the everyday improvement of our relations with Germany." "The Prince has the reputation of being a great diplomatist," Norgate remarked.
"Added to which," Hebblethwaite continued, "he came over here charged, as you might say, almost with a special mission.

He came over here to make friends with England.

He has done it.