“He was not enlivened by the coffee he drank opposite pert Marshal Foch. The Marshal: The Kaiser might abdicate? Yes. But that is not a revolution. That is the triumph of the healthy cells. Like Erzberger, even Wemyss considered for a moment that he might be—for puckish or other motives—denied the truth. He turned to Weygand; sphinx-in-chief, he thought. Wemyss: No message at all? Weygand: None. Wemyss: Could it be the weather? Transmission problems? He thought less of himself for grabbing at co...mfort in front of these two. Weygand: That isn’t possible, Lord Admiral. The Marshal: Well then, I’m off to see the frocks. It was his term of contempt for statesmen. A staff limousine heaved down the forest track to collect him. As it made for Senlis the mist grew streaky and fell away and a high wind broke the cloud apart. Smartly it traveled eastward. The sodden poilus at the front would be pleased to see it shredded like this. On his arrival, his staff stood to attention in the hall of the château.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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