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of Quotations for any reference to them, so it really 

 was rather a remarkable feat. 



The 1 6th was our last day in New York on this 

 occasion. We should have started for Washington 

 sooner but for the fact that Sir Charles Tupper was 

 detained in Canada by his election in New Bruns- 

 wick, and no meetings of the joint Commission could 

 take place till his arrival at Washington. 



I should have mentioned earlier that the United 

 States Government deemed it advisable, as a matter 

 of precaution, to detail four detectives to '' shadow " 

 Mr. Chamberlain during his visit. They were 

 picked men from Pinkerton's agency, in command of 

 Captain F. H. Hinde, a very smart, handsome fellow, 

 who regaled me with many interesting narratives of 

 his experiences in detective work. He was with us 

 from the time we left the Etruria till we started on 

 the return journey. He used to say, " If any crank 

 tries to get at Mr. Chamberlain, I guess Fll get 

 there first." And I guess he would have, too. The 

 Chief, who was absolutely fearless in such matters, 

 loathed being " shadowed," and nothing pleased him 

 more than to think he had evaded their watchful 

 eye, but I don't think he ever succeeded in doing 

 so. The ** tecs " were never obtrusive, but always 

 ** on the premises." Hinde brought me one day a 



