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crept in between our respective countries, and put 

 an end to any further arguments on the merits of 

 the Hampshire Down breed of sheep. 



Adolf Hitler seemed to be more concerned about 

 the pure blood of his people rather than the pure 

 blood of his flocks and herds. Well, I am not so 

 sure, but my information leads me to think that the 

 people of Germany are more concerned about the 

 regeneration of their flocks and herds. I am sure 

 the people in the country-side are. 



The Count and I — by the by he could speak the 

 English language fairly well — had many a political 

 talk on the merits and demerits of the Nazi regime. 

 He was convinced that Hitler was directing the 

 nation to a solution of their economic troubles. I 

 sometimes wonder whether he still thinks so, but at 

 that hour of the day his mind was impregnated with 

 the troubles of 1932-3 when the spiral spin down- 

 wards of all economic values had spun its last spin ; 

 those, he told me, were dark days for Germany, 

 and this finally induced him to join the party of the 

 National Socialists as a last hope. 



We discoursed on the question of German colonies. 

 His words were these : " Their return was really of 

 little importance provided Germany could obtain 

 from overseas raw materials to maintain her 

 industries " ; and then again on the question of the 

 democratic constitution, " Well," he said, " they 

 had tried it, but for the German nation they found 

 it unworkable. The English undoubtedly have 

 made a great success of this form of Government but 

 then you must remember you as a nation are three 



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