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Matresser, seated in the chair reserved for distinguished visitors, and with the official cigarettes at his elbow, remained--notwithstanding his cordial reception--in a dubious frame of mind.
"I am delighted to hear that the French delegates have arrived at the Conference, and that matters are moving along smoothly," he said. "So tar as I personally am concerned, however, I cannot accept any portion of the credit. I just had the good luck to know certain facts which I was in a position to prove."