As the members of the Cabinet arrived to enter the Prime Minister's house, Mr. Eden was singled out for special reception. Some of the wa shouted out to him. "Stick to your guns!
As Mr. Eden left No. 10 Downing Street after his decision had been made, his face was set in lines of grim determination. He kept his head down and pushed through the crowd.
Despite an arctic wind which whistled up Downing Street from St. James's Park, a crowd estimated at nearly a thousand waited outside the Prime Minister's house until well after midnight.
Each time Mr. Eden appeared they cheered and shouted out in uriis "We want Eden. No pact with Italy Special evening editions of the Sunday papers were brought out throughout the day, describing in detail the latest moves in the drama Some of the papers stated as early as 4 o'clock that Mr had resigned. It was not before 11 o'clock, though, that this was oficially confirmed.
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