It works finely until somebody spoils the whole thing by pricking the super-intelligence bladder and letting out all the wind.
Although he spoke German, he was not by any means pro-German in his motives.

He was at pains to make that clear.

Evidently he had been pro-German once, until he saw the writing on the wall.
He was conscious of the need to offset past prejudices before suggesting his enormous ability along advanced lines.
"You come at an interesting time," he said.

"You find us in transition.

Before the War, and almost until the end of it, most Arabs believed in the German destiny.