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to whom it had been shown!  Can you imagine the thrill of the moment!
We were crowded close about this little table elbow to elbow, I on the right side of Am. White. Then he turned over the leaves of the book almost page for page. Every detail of the conditions laid down to Germany was there, and every clause of governing the League of Nations, anything of unusual interest our  distinguished host would explain in the most interested manner, referring constantly to the beautiful maps [[strikethrough]] on [[/strikethrough]] with which the book was [[strikethrough]] fel [[/strikethrough]] written.  So we went through the Volumes, about 10 x 14 in. and height and maybe 1 in. thick, until at the end - Then [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]]

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offered the formal declaration, to which we the signatories hereby subscribe or words to that effect. Then came the space for the names of the four great World Leaders. Of course the copy to be actually signed at the final peace table gathering (where Germany will sign) will be a special copy properly expressed - [[strikethrough]] and [[/strikethrough]] this will be filled in among the archives of the French government.

The environment and interest of the moment was so fascinating, and unique that the hours clipped by like minutes, until I suddenly realized that it was after eleven, so the