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“Our nations are evenly balanced,” Shafer added quickly “England has reater Arest in the world”

“Only in those parts of the world that your Army can march to,” Arnold Bennett called from the next table

“What is that, sir?”

“Our American hosts’ Admiral Mahan put it most aptly: ‘The nation that rules the seas, rules the world’ Your Arht is”

Shafer turned purple Veins bulged on his forehead

Riker cautioned hiht The talk of war is just talk”

“Then why do you keep building lish writer shot back

“Why does England?” Riker retorted mildy

The Chicagoans and the Chinese seminary students swiveled eyeballs between the Gerlish like spectators at a tennis match To Isaac Bell’s surprise, one of the silent Chinese answered before the writer could

“England is an island The English see no choice”

“Thank you, Louis,” Arnold Bennett said “I could not have put it better myself”

Louis’s dark alreide, and he looked down as if embarrassed to have spoken up

“By that logic,” said Riker, “Germany has no choice either German industry and Geroods across every sea We must protect our fleet But, frankly, it is o to war”

Herr Shafer scoffed, “My countryullible Businessmen will have no say in it Britain and Russia conspire to obstruct Gerland, too Thank Gott for the Imperial German Army and our Prussian officers”

“Prussians?” shouted a Chicagoan “Prussian officers rate to America”