Muchofit，Ishouldhavethought，wasinstarkdefianceoftheDefenceoftheRealmActs，butifanywiseScotlandYardofficerhadlistenedtoithewouldprobablyhaveconsidereditharmlessbecauseofitscontradictions。Itwasfullofafierceearnestness，anditwasfullofhumour-long-drawnAmericanmetaphorsatwhichthatmostcriticalaudienceroaredwithlaughter。Butitwasnotthekindofthingthattheywereaccustomedto，andIcouldfancywhatWakewouldhavesaidofit。TheconvictiongrewuponmethatBlenkironwasdeliberatelytryingtoprovehimselfanhonestidiot。
Ifso，itwasahugesuccess。Heproducedononetheimpressionofthetypeofsentimentalrevolutionarywhoruthlesslyknifeshisopponentandthenweepsandpraysoverhistomb。
justattheendheseemedtopullhimselftogetherandtotryalittleargument。HemadeagreatpointoftheAustriansocialistsgoingtoStockholm，goingfreelyandwiththeirGovernment\'sassent，fromacountrywhichitscriticscalledanautocracy，whilethedemocraticwesternpeoplesheldback。\'IadmitIhaven\'tanyrealwater-tightproof，\'hesaid，\'butIwillbetmybottomdollarthattheinfluencewhichmovedtheAustrianGovernmenttoallowthisembassyoffreedomwastheinfluenceofGermanyherself。AndthatisthelandfromwhichtheAlliedPhariseesdrawintheirskirtslesttheirgarmentsbedefiled！\'
Hesatdownamidagooddealofapplause，forhisaudiencehadnotbeenbored，thoughIcouldseethatsomeofthemthoughthispraiseofGermanyabitsteep。ItwasallrightinBiggleswicktoproveBritaininthewrong，butitwasaslightlydifferentthingtoextoltheenemy。Iwaspuzzledabouthislastpoint，foritwasnotofapiecewiththerestofhisdiscourse，andIwastryingtoguessathispurpose。Thechairmanreferredtoitinhisconcludingremarks。
\'Iaminaposition，\'hesaid，\'tobearoutallthatthelecturerhassaid。Icangofurther。Icanassurehimonthebestauthoritythathissurmiseiscorrect，andthatVienna\'sdecisiontosenddelegatestoStockholmwaslargelydictatedbyrepresentationsfromBerlin。I