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ae ed ‘The meeting had come‘abput‘in the natural courgé,”: ot business. Guy had been organising for the B.B.C, an - - impprtant series of half-hour talks on,“ The Mediter- + .tanpan”; the subject had been chosen to illustrate the » jen mic danger of Fascist aggression that formed the} t Teal background of the wars in Abyssinia and Spain. > can Churchill had agreed to speak first in the serles—-though, * if ironically enough. Guy had some difficulty in getting his ‘” vitation to him to do so<" | . : a ond yapproved by the B.B.C,-. 7 gaunt ‘ai 7 sn i et pa eye s{ (always * “inhospitable * to ; ‘ Be “ some would. say, in overboufa- e those regarded as unortho- - Prats RBS ES ? ‘s1 sing measure, That I can: offer. P'dox by the party Whips)... * 4 “*" him,’ But what else, Mr, : * Soumen, mmen Munien blew UP. gered with all that Churchill return, what sssistance’ can 1-' fess what rer? San fomer, Ls ie must with: - Ea my answer ‘draw bis acceptance. "Gad pean “saying | in public profler?” Here: am I*—-. “Guy "cannot be described as’. “<"His withdrawal would eer. Churchill sad: = * Well, Im- Churobll) added, rising from his yn general a tongue-tied person... ously damage this ambitious’: Pleased to find that I have the seat and thumping ‘his chest—.. but’ on this “sosecion le’: es of broadcasts, Guy hag; Youth of the country “—with a “here am I, an old man. with-. joquacity. deserted him, "Be: “a un churchill socially once or °, Quizzical glance oy som out power and without party. Ke twice | fe (telephoned him at: it, with me..." FS What advice can I give. what: Flin fo cane) Be enc eeamage “and 0 they proceeded, ine . assistance can I profier?™ 8nd Churchill invited him to ¢vitably. itke millions of other;: He paused, and seemed to ex- yoome and talk it. ov :* Britons that day to talk of the pec; an answer. Guy. who was’ ee .s Breat affairs that preoccupied" not then accustomed to consul : . ASKING - . thera, tations Mt thig level suggested "Bu what happened 7 Churchil. hed just received a. ently that Churchill could * But what answer? .. message from President Benes OU¢r the assistance of his elo 'T cass vat ae cae of Czechoslovakia (whom he’ quence: be could stump the oe ° country with speeches of protest, the crisis.“ Guy found # . called “Herr Beans") asking a Ez ras carrying a trowel. for his “ advice send necls that,; as he ~had expected,’ when rived ; tance.” . Ch fhe had been Salidin “ But.” he said, * what answer } See Der a ket view that oy > Hi a wall.” (“Like Balbus.” aid shai] I givé—for answer I shall x : “ Ghasnoeinin: ather the ete : bur and must. whet advice can. - and therefore France, Britain,{ oe ‘alt 6 cous td how the ~ ogee H and Russia would have fought! Ohurchit aila “ney Fer urgess : int operate Hite sesen tgs ¢. o% auite possibly, there wofld T sost, little pleased. * eeu tripe abe 2 a sbout such gin eloquence!” he sat have been no need to conte Plate war at all: Guy sald how mrongly he Weds Zan Paty” ony SE ~ — ;