. In the heart of German intrigue . doorway into a beautiful marble knocked at the door of the Kings study,opened it, ushered us in, and closed the door be-hind us. The room we found ourselves in was long andwell-proportioned, the windows giving on thegarden. Opposite the windows were two doorsleading I know not whither. In front of thesedoors stood two tall screens. It was a room ofgrace and homelike qualities, but he who rosefrom behind his desk to greet us at once domi-nated everything around him. King Constantine, from first appearance, isas kings should be: tall, well-built, magne
. In the heart of German intrigue . doorway into a beautiful marble knocked at the door of the Kings study,opened it, ushered us in, and closed the door be-hind us. The room we found ourselves in was long andwell-proportioned, the windows giving on thegarden. Opposite the windows were two doorsleading I know not whither. In front of thesedoors stood two tall screens. It was a room ofgrace and homelike qualities, but he who rosefrom behind his desk to greet us at once domi-nated everything around him. King Constantine, from first appearance, isas kings should be: tall, well-built, magnetic,and full of charm. He wore a simple uniform,and though we had been told that his healthwas impaired, he looked in good condition,and no older than thirty-five — though he isforty-nine. He came forward a few steps and shook handswith us, and then in the simplest, most matter-of-fact way picked up a chair for my husbandand placed it beside an armchair which alreadystood ready for me, close to his desk. Never in 56 1 ? ft Oen. w 1—1 Z-J!H O u o ;?: I—( FACE TO FACE WITH CONSTANTINE my life have I liked any one so much at firstsight as I did King Constantine. * So you have come all the way from America/he said, smiling. Then I poured out my heart to him, and in afew minutes told him all that the reader alreadyknows. I told him how I had always believed inhim; how I had stood up for him against hostileaudiences in America; and how we had come toplace our pens at his disposal, in the cause ofjustice. And then, anxious that from the firstthere might be no misunderstanding, I added:*But I must tell you that, although I am forYour Majesty, I am against your policy.* He had listened with apparent pleasure to allthe first part of my outburst; to the last few wordshe asked, with pained surprise: —Why.^ Because I think Greece had no choice: sheshould have gone into this war with the Entente. It was about this time that I heard the doorbehind one of the screens open slightly. Soq
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