The near East from within . A Talk with M. Majoresco 139 must not be taken as a disparagement, because, so far asI could make out. King Carol trusted no one. Few knewhis personal likes and dislikes, or his private opinions andintentions. M. Majoresco discussed the political situationwith me, and I was very much struck with the fact thathe viewed the future with considerable apprehension,particularly with regard to Germany. It was evident hedid not care to say all that he thought about the subject,especially with one who, like myself, was supposed toenjoy the confidence of those in highest plac
The near East from within . A Talk with M. Majoresco 139 must not be taken as a disparagement, because, so far asI could make out. King Carol trusted no one. Few knewhis personal likes and dislikes, or his private opinions andintentions. M. Majoresco discussed the political situationwith me, and I was very much struck with the fact thathe viewed the future with considerable apprehension,particularly with regard to Germany. It was evident hedid not care to say all that he thought about the subject,especially with one who, like myself, was supposed toenjoy the confidence of those in highest places in Berlin,but one could see that he knew more than he cared toadmit. He was ardently patriotic, but he was just asevidently an ambitious statesman who was calculating inhis mind the personal honour he might win from a clevermanipulation of the affairs of his country at that particu-lar moment of its existence. He struck me as a man ofstrong personality, who was by no means Bismarckian inhis politics. He would not have wa
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