CONTENTS 



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INTRODUCTION V 



I. MR. chamberlain's APPOINTMENT I 



II. THE VOYAGE OUT 9 



III. WASHINGTON 3I 



IV. WASHINGTON {continued) 49 

 V. WASHINGTON (concluded) 67 



VI. BALTIMORE, NEW YORK, MONTREAL, OTTAWA 84 



VII. TORONTO AND NIAGARA 98 



VIII. WASHINGTON AGAIN 120 



IX. LAST WEEKS AT WASHINGTON I45 



X. " OFF TO PHILADELPHIA IN THE MORNING " 153 



XI. BACK AGAIN AT NEW YORK AND HOME 168 



XII. WHAT THE MISSION ACCOMPLISHED 199 



XIII. AT BIRMINGHAM 221 



XIV. l'envoi 241 



INDEX 271 



