In the autumn of that year an event passed by to which I paid no attention. Mr. Chamberlain had decided to come to France, and David seized this opportunity to speak to him of what was running through his mind about strengthen-ing the bonds of connection between himself and the British govern-ment.

When David met the Prime Minister I was not present, but I learned that Mr. Chamberlain was courteous, though he did not comment on that subject with a single word.. He affirmed, however, that he would study the matter with the King and the ministers..

And David waited in hope. The weeks passed without an answer; then David communi-cated with the gov-ernment, and was told that the ques-tion of his coming to Britain was a

matter for him and the King alone.

Every day I discovered a new touch of forbearance in David's soul. He suspects no one, however far the injury may go. Then I would go over these empty days and compare them with his early days, so full of responsibility... for the letters never stopped, from here and from there..

And I thought it was my duty alone to fill this emptiness, and

this required me to be Canada one day, and New Zealand and the Fiji Islands the next!..

At last, at the beginning of 1939, we found in Paris the house we had wished for.. But as the summer wore on, news of the war and the possibility of its outbreak began to reach our ears, and David took to spend-ing hours telephoning Britain, or listening to the wireless.. Not long after, Germany launched its lightning attack on Poland.. and David commented on the news, saying: it is a return to

the year 1914.

We stayed on, waiting for news of the Empire..

One day, when we had joined friends at the sea-side, the servant came to tell us that the British ambassador in Paris wished to speak to David... When he returned he brought news to the effect that Britain had declared war on Germany.

From that moment David began to think of one thing: how could he serve his country? Soon we received an invitation to return to Britain. Before David lay one of two posts: either to

be Britain's mil-