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He had flicked an order for 3000 marks, about $750, across his desk. "Anything you wish elucidated?" Not having met the Countess, I had requested her description. Pushing a button, Count von Wedel had given the answering secretary an order; within three minutes I was shown the photograph of the lady and her signature, of which I took a copy. Having no further requests I had bowed myself out.
She has had a violent quarrel with Nicholas regarding his refusal to dismiss Sheglovitof." "He must be dismissed," declared von Wedel. "The Emperor William insists upon it. Each hour he remains in office he becomes more dangerous." "I am already engineering disagreements in the Duma," the monk replied.
The king of Prussia thinking count Dohna had been rather too cautious, considering the emergency of his affairs, gave him leave to retire for the benefit of his health, and conferred his command upon general Wedel, who resolved to give the Russians battle without delay.
I would see the Countess the first thing in the morning. Along toward noon I called at the Nouvel Hotel Louvre where von Wedel had told me I would find Countess Chechany. I had to wait for some time, but finally the Countess received me in her boudoir. She was in bewitching negligee. From the photograph I was prepared to find a very handsome woman, but shades of Helen!
I lost no time in getting home to my quarters and into comfortable togs. This mission needed some thinking out. And after I told my Basuto boy to pack my bag, I glanced again at the list von Wedel had given me. Haldane, Lord Chancellor of England, persona grata with the Kaiser in fact, a personal friend. Churchill, First Lord of the British Admiralty.
I wondered what the likely upshot would be, but I was interrupted in my soliloquy by a summons to reenter the Count's chamber. I was shown to a seat. Graf Wedel looked me over carefully and minutely for a considerable length of time with a frank stare of appraisal. "How old are you, Doctor?" I must confess my extreme youth always made this question one of secret annoyance.
The Kaiser, making one of his characteristic sudden movements, flung himself back into the chair, looked steadily at me, and added: "Besides the official dispatches you will memorize these commands, for the Captain of the warship Panther." He handed me a note, which I did not immediately look at, for he continued: "Outside of Count Wedel, no one is to know anything of your mission.
The place was immediately attacked by general Wedel; and though the Swedes disputed the ground from house to house with uncommon obstinacy, he at last drove them out of the town, with the loss of one half of their number either killed or taken prisoners.
As a matter of course, I got up and offered my assistance to remove her belongings into my compartment. I had, up to now, not the slightest doubt as to there being anything fishy in her request. I had, in fact, no reason to be apprehensive of any interference, because only two people besides myself Wedel and the Emperor knew my mission.
I have ever found it more satisfactory and less nerve racking to undertake a mission into some foreign country than to become involved with some petty local affair of royalty. For some such affair I judged to be the dilemma of the house of Mecklenburg-Schwerein. Within two days there came another communication from Wedel asking me to be at Mecklenburg-Schwerein on a certain immediate day.
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