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about the President's Message, the interview was 

 necessarily further abbreviated. 



But it must not be inferred that Mr. Chamberlain 

 has lost any of that charming courtesy and geniality 

 of manner which won the regard of the newspaper 

 men who met him when he first landed on these 

 shores, and made them, in seeking comparisons, 

 bracket his name with that of the great friend of the 

 reporter, Chauncey M. Depew. If Mr. Chamber- 

 lain has not brought back with him from Washing- 

 ton the laurel wreath of diplomatic victory, he has, 

 nevertheless, returned in splendid health. He 

 looks better than when he landed. It is evident 

 that he has not been overworked by his efforts to 

 strike a three-cornered settlement of the fisheries 

 dispute. 



" No," said Mr. Chamberlain, smiling in answer 

 to this suggestion, " I have not been overworked 

 at all in Washington, and have enjoyed myself 

 thoroughly there. Everywhere I have met with the 

 most charming hospitality and cordiality. I have 

 been made to feel at home, quite as much so as in 

 England. I brought with me strong feelings of 

 sympathy and goodwill for the American people. 

 They have been made stronger by personal acquaint- 

 ance with them. But what has struck me most — 

 as I said when I was here last, and wider experi- 

 ence has only strengthened the impression — is the 

 resemblance between us and the Americans. I 

 don't feel like a stranger here ; I feel at home." 



Leaving this safe and pleasant field of discussion, 



