Indeed, when I met the
Prince Galitzin on the grand promenade the next day, he gave me a very
princely stare and kept on walking. All of which suited me perfectly
well. He was in the hands of the Countess.
From afar I watched him become daily more infatuated. They were
constantly driving and attending theaters together. The Prince was
showering valuable presents right and left. In the midst of this, I
received information that Delcasse had arrived at Nizza. The Countess
had her eyes on the Prince, so this left me free to take care of
Delcasse. My work was now to learn if the French minister held any
meetings with Sir Edward Grey or Winston Churchill, ministers from
England, who were shortly expected also to arrive at Nizza.
Subsequently I guessed there would be a final meeting with the Prince.
I continually and unobtrusively followed Delcasse everywhere, but
nothing eventuated owing to unforeseen circumstances in the House of
Commons, and the Cabinet of England, Sir Edward and Churchill were
unable to take their "vacation trips" in person. So they sent an
emissary with important documents to Delcasse, one of which came to
light in his subsequent meeting with Prince Galitzin.
On the night of the ninth of November I received a wire from the
Countess. It w as delivered at the Hotel Anglais, Nizza. Opening it,
I read:
"Return. De Camp here. Meeting our friend.
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