THE BATTLE OF FRANCE

have the casting vote on the question before us
to-day, since he is himself too evidently interested
in the result/

The Prime Minister, who was stretched out in a
bench beside Sir John Simon, laughed heartily, and
the whole House found pleasure in Sir John's wit and
the Premier's amusement. It was all quite cordial
and to me charming: yet such interludes, let it be
understood, are far from hindering Neville
Chamberlain and the House of Commons from
prosecuting the war with energy. Every true
civilization can find time for its moments of relaxa-
tion and laughter.

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