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was altogether delightful, he said he had not been well, and was tired out, no wonder after what he had been through! Of course we took up the subject of settings [[strikethrough illegible]] for the King, he said it had all be arranged in a general way, and that he would arrange for an interview with the King's aid as soon as possible, so that the matter rested for the day. The next day I saw the Sect'y of Legation [[Garneau?]] [[Armour?]] - a charming young fellow - he read me some of the correspondence between Count d' Arschot "Chef du Cabinet du Roi" and the Minister regarding my mission, and in . .
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the last letter the count stated that the King had expressed his appreciation of the desire on the part of the national gallery to possess his portrait, and that he "would be very pleased to give Mr. Volk sittings but hoped he would not require too many"!

Later in the day (past 3) a messenger came to the hotel from the legation with the following message -
"American Legation
Brussels,
June 3d 1919, 
Sir:
The minister has secured an interview with Col. Menscharert [[Menschaert]], aide de camp of the King, at 5. P.M.