Though he arrived ju Berlin at 8 pin. he emphasized the importance of personal contact by seeing Bismarck the same evening. What he described to Queen Victoria as "a not unsatisfactory interview of an hour and a quarter" led the British Prime Minister to conclude that Bismarck was "anxious for a peaceful settlement,'
The good relations established between the two leading European statesmen bore fruit. Bismarck expressed his admiration for Lord Beaconsfield in the often-quoted remark "Der alte Jude ist der Mann."
sraeli's return a month later, bringing peace with honour, belongs to history.
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