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with whom he was brought into contact during our 

 stay at Washington. The single exception to which 

 I have alluded occurred at a large dinner given by 

 Mr. Chamberlain in a private room at the Arlington 

 early in February. There chanced to be staying at 

 that hotel a certain Senator, whose name it would 

 serve no useful purpose to mention. I believe he 

 has long since retired from the arena of politics, if 

 indeed he is not engaged in some sphere of activity 

 in another planet. He was by no means an 

 attractive personality, but Mr. Chamberlain, who 

 had had one or two desultory conversations with 

 him at the hotel, asked me to send him an invitation 

 to this dinner, which he accepted, and duly turned 

 up. We were a dozen all told, including the 

 Chinese Minister in his native garb. We had a 

 sumptuous repast at a round table, and the Senator, 

 who sat next to me, did himself remarkably well. 

 We had reached dessert, and the Chinaman was 

 busy with his bananas. Suddenly the Senator, not 

 without difficulty, rose to his legs, and with his 

 right arm extended thus addressed his host, who 

 was sitting at the opposite end of the table : 



" Mr. Joseph Shamberlain, sir. I'm pleased to 

 know you, sir, and am proud to be your guest this 



