Mar. 12.
Wuen, casting about for a representative to some foreign court, Great Britain looks beyond the ranks of her trained diplomatic servants, the quotient is uncertain and on occasion may be peculiar. She may lay hold of some striking figure of a man, pay little heed to the qualities which have made him striking in the particular role he has hitherto filled, and send him on his way with less thought to the other matters which, if submitted to test, would be seen to hamper his particular mission. If we are to believe him—and certainly he used to have a reputation for honesty—Mr. Arthur
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