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himself—also an essentially moderate man—will be able
to calm her."
M. Gueshov, who was listening to me with bowed
head, was silent for a while, and then replied:
"M. Nekludoff, I have thought over all this myself
for a long time, and I must confess that I entirely
share your opinion. . . ." "Then it is King Ferdinand
who is against an arrangement with Greece ?" I
interrupted. " No," replied M. Gueshov somewhat
sharply; " as far as I know, His Majesty would be ver}’
willing to converse and to come to terms with Athens.
But Danev, whose attitude to London is so
irreconcilable; and some of his partisans here . . . and the
military. Do not forget that the present Cabinet is a
Coalition Cabinet. On such a serious question I cannot
dissociate myself from Danev."
"But surely," I exclaimed, "the question is so
serious that you have every right to appeal to the King,
as to a supreme authority. If His Majesty the King
and you, as President of the Council and Minister for
Foreign Affairs, can agree on this question, Danev will
be obliged to give in ! As you know, I should be the
last person to encourage the perpetual and uncontrolled
interference of King Ferdinand in questions of the
Home and Foreign Policy of Bulgaria ; but given the
exceptional circumstances an appeal to the King’s
decision would be quite natural; it is done in most
constitutional countries."
" It is easy to talk, M. Nekludoff," replied Gueshov
with a deep sigh, " but do you know that it is more
than six weeks since I have seen my constitutional
sovereign? Under one pretext or another he avoids
interviews and conversations with me. When he wants
anything, he writes me a little note, or even sends me
his question or his opinion verbally through his private
secretary, M. Dobrovitch, and I am expected to answer
in the same way. No business can be done like that,
and I am more and more inclined to send in my
resignation ! "
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