She is a difficult creature to know, this Paris; much more dificult th France as a whole, and, ins the political situation shows, France not easy to understand, But she at any rate by. must force herself to study the British too, for nothing is more sure than that the two nations are each crippled without the other. They have lived a cat-and-dog life for centuries, one on each side of thet turbulent hearthrug called the Channel, but the wut! has shown how unquestioningly they united to preserve from ruin the fire before which they have basked and quarrelled. Peace has deprived of that common danger which united us: it has also taken from tus our serene confidence in sol Jand replaced it' with a terrified wonder ax to what politicians will nex: jous High Horses The present Financial Conferenes in Paris has given us a gathering of Personages, but we hardly dare to hope that it will relieve the igeneval situation very much. Thera! too much talk about what Franco won't talk about, what America won't stand, what Britain won't consent to—and while these things Jove being discussed the main purpose Jof the Conference is a little obscured. This is the 29th alliel conference since the Armistice; there is nothing to tell us that it has been blessed with fertility; but of course we are all free to hop It is not a pleasant moment; the mare can hardly be ment-foned without everybody getting on the nearest high horse and prancing. The steed of France is Devastation by War out of Invasion; America bestrides Payment, by Interest out of Gold; and Britain rides Pay-Smiling, Dammit out of Do-your-[Best. Nobody loves thie Inst poor fold animal, but he still has a steady. {gallop in him.
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