A D'ANNUNZIO DIALOGUE.
[From which will be perceived not only that telephonic communication exists between Fiume and Lucerne, but also that there is an easy way out of the difficulty with Greece if only the League of Nations will utilise the instrument that lies to their hand.]
D'Annunzio (testily). Hello, Lucerne! Hello! Is that the Greek King?
Confound this buzz! Is that you, Tino? Speaking.
King Constantine.
What do you want? I'm packing up my grip.
D'Ann.D'Annunzio speaks. Attend the trumpet's lip.
Snatching a few brief moments, Constantine,
Out of my business morning—eight to nine,
Composing epic poems; nine to one,