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Whether they will be able to come to an agreement or not I can't say. But it is worth while to have obtained the chance of peace, and the only possible way to get this chance was to secure such an agreement of the two powers that they would meet and discuss the terms direct. WHETHER THEY WILL BE ABLE TO COME TO AN AGREEMENT OR NOT I CAN'T SAY BUT IT IS WORTH WHILE TO HAVE OBTAINED THE CHANCE OF PEACE AND THE ONLY POSSIBLE WAY TO GET THIS CHANCE WAS TO SECURE SUCH AN AGREEMENT OF THE TWO POWERS THAT THEY WOULD MEET AND DISCUSS THE TERMS DIRECT
ng time on the piazza, and then read indoors and then went to bed. Sunday morning we did not get up until nine. Then I fried Mother some beefsteak and some eggs in two frying-pans, and she liked them both very much. We went to church at the dear little church where the Wilmers' father and mother had been married, dined soon after two at "Plain Dealing," and then were driven over to the station to go back to Washington. I rode the big black stallion--Chief--and enjoyed it thoroughly. Altogether we had a very nice holiday. I was lucky to be able to get it, for during the past fortnight, and indeed for a considerable time before, I have been carrying on negotiations with both Russia and Japan, together with side negotiations with Germany, France and England, to try to get the present war stopped. With infinite labor and by the exercise of a good deal of tact and judgment--if I do say it myself--I have finally gotten the Japanese and Russians to agree to meet to discuss the terms of peace. THE EVENING WE SAT OUT A LONG TIME ON THE PIAZZA AND THEN READ INDOORS AND THEN WENT TO BED SUNDAY MORNING WE DID NOT GET UP UNTIL NINE THEN I FRIED MOTHER SOME BEEFSTEAK AND SOME EGGS AND TWO FRYING PANS AND SHE LIKED THEM BOTH VERY MUCH WE WENT TO CHURCH AT THE DEAR LITTLE CHURCH WHERE THE WILMER'S FATHER AND MOTHER HAD BEEN MARRIED DINED SOON AFTER TWO AT PLAINDEALING AND THEN WERE DRIVEN OVER TO THE STATION TO GO BACK TO WASHINGTON I RODE THE BIG BLACK STALLION CHIEF AND ENJOYED IT THOROUGHLY ALTOGETHER WE HAD A VERY NICE HOLIDAY I WAS LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO GET IT FOR DURING THE PAST FORTNIGHT AND INDEED FOR A CONSIDERABLE TIME BEFORE I HAD BEEN CARRYING ON NEGOTIATIONS WITH BOTH RUSSIA AND JAPAN TOGETHER WITH SIDE NEGOTIATIONS WITH GERMANY FRANCE AND ENGLAND TO TRY TO GET THE PRESENT WAR STOPPED WITH INFINITE LABOR AND BY THE EXERCISE OF A GOOD DEAL OF TACT AND JUDGMENT IF I DO SAY IT MYSELF I HAVE FINALLY GOTTEN THE JAPANESE AND RUSSIANS TO AGREE TO ME TO DISCUSS THE TERMS OF PEACE
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