Yet can conceive of no organization of spies who could find out as many things.

And the loyalty of them all! Somebody now and then prefaces a revelation with the declaration, "This is in strict confidence--absolutely nobody is to hear it." The answer is--"Yes, only, you know, I have no secrets from the Ambassador: no member of his staff can ever have."-- Of course, we get some fun along with our tragedies.

If I can find time, for instance, I am going to write out for House's amusement a verbatim report of every conversation that he held in London.

It has all come to me--from what he said to the King down; and it all tallies with what House himself told me.

He went over it all himself to me the other day at luncheon .-- I not only believe--I am sure--that in this way I do get a correct judgment of public feeling and public opinion, from Cabinet Ministers to stock-brokers.
_December 11, 1916._ The new Government is quite as friendly to us in its intentions as the old, and much more energetic.