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Hard on Bores and Politics in Brief
A British embassy member recalls Arthur J. Balfour as fascinating yet hard on bores after a bore delays him with talk of Ireland. Balfour quips about omelets at Claridge's as a aside, while a moralist and Senator Sorghum discuss the art of refusing requests with measured diplomacy.
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Arthur J. Balfour
Washington
Mr. Balfour
Carlton House Terrace
Ireland
Ulster
Claridge’s
Senator Sorghum