On accepting a trust -- A respectable tradesman -- The chance when it comes -- The fall of the avalanches -- The difference between policy and principles -- At the Lord Mayor's banquet -- Fencing in a China shop -- To make friends or foes -- Conversations with Italy -- The supreme responsibility -- Out of strength -- The anschluss -- The Spanish imbroglio -- The vital interests of Britain -- The danger of armed camps -- To make gentle the life of the world -- The anglo-Italian agreement -- Peace with Eire -- The fear over countless homes -- Repairing the breaches -- The meaning of war -- An investigator and mediator -- The crisis -- Light after darkness
