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They are a formidable outfit. I want to try to keep on the best possible terms with Japan and never do her any wrong; but I want still more to see our navy maintained at the highest point of efficiency, for it is the real keeper of the peace. THEY ARE A FORMIDABLE OUTFIT I WANT TO TRY TO KEEP ON THE BEST POSSIBLE TERMS WITH JAPAN AND NEVER DO HER ANY WRONG BUT I WANT STILL MORE TO SEE OUR NAVY MAINTAINED AT THE HIGHEST POINT OF EFFICIENCY FOR IT IS THE REAL KEEPER OF THE PEACE
ver, and Brandon. I do not know whether I loved most the places themselves or the quaint out-of-the-world Virginia gentlewomen in them. The houses, the grounds, the owners, all were too dear for anything and we loved them. That night we went back to the _Mayflower_ and returned here yesterday, Sunday, afternoon. To-day spring weather seems really to have begun, and after lunch Mother and I sat under the apple-tree by the fountain. A purple finch was singing in the apple-tree overhead, and the white petals of the blossoms were silently falling. This afternoon Mother and I are going out riding with Senator Lodge. GENERAL KUROKI White House, May 12, 1907. DEAR KERMIT: General Kuroki and his suite are here and dined with us at a formal dinner last evening. Everything that he says has to be translated, but nevertheless I had a really interesting talk with him, because I am pretty well acquainted with his campaigns. He impressed me much, as indeed all Japanese military and naval officers do.  IMAGINE SHIRLEY WESTOVER AND BRANDON I DO NOT KNOW WHETHER I LOVE MOSTS THEMSELVES OR THE QUAINT OUT OF THE WORLD VIRGINIA GENTLEWOMEN IN THEM THE HOUSES THE GROUNDS THE OWNERS ALL WERE TOO DEAR FOR ANYTHING AND WE LOVED THEM THAT NIGHT WE WENT BACK TO THE MAYFLOWER AND WE TURNED HERE YESTERDAY SUNDAY AFTERNOON TO DAY SPRING WEATHER SEEMS REALLY TO HAVE BEGUN AND AFTER LUNCH MOTHER AND I SAT UNDER THE APPLE TREE BY THE FOUNTAIN A PURPLE FINCH WAS SINGING IN THE APPLE TREE OVERHEAD AND THE WHITE PETALS OF THE BLOSSOMS WERE SILENTLY FALLING THIS AFTERNOON MOTHER AND I ARE GOING OUT RIDING WITH SENATOR LODGE GENERAL KOROKI WHITE HOUSE MAY TWELFTH NINETEEN O SEVEN DEAR KERMIT GENERAL KOKI AND HIS SUITE ARE HERE AND DINED WITH US AT A FORMAL DINNER LAST EVENING EVERYTHING THAT HE SAYS HAS TO BE TRANSLATED BUT NEVERTHELESS I HAD A REALLY INTERESTING TALK WITH HIM BECAUSE I AM PRETTY WELL ACQUAINTED WITH HIS CAMPAIGNS HE IMPRESSED ME MUCH AS INDEED ALL JAPANESE MILITARY AND NAVAL OFFICERS DO
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