* The incident took place in 1909. “Everybody found it most entertaining, for the Count danced beautifully,” reported the Court Chamberlain. Upon retiring, the Count fell down dead of exhaustion.

* Eventually this became evident to Wilson when, at Paris, he returned after an absence to find that House’s skill at conciliation had conciliated away the main principles he had been sticking for. This was one cause of the final break between them.