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Otherwise they would have picked up new-fangled ideas about the
rights of women, and would certainly have refused to shoulder the
enormous American suit cases while their men ambled carelessly in front.
The next day we had a further interview with the War Minister, who
introduced to us a man in corduroys, the only really round-faced person
we had met in Montenegro. Part of his name was "Ob," so as we forgot the
rest of it we called him Dr. Ob. He was the minister of drains, and such
things. As nothing had been previously explained to him about us, he
covered his mystification by hailing us jovially, after which he
misconstrued everything we said.
He became very excited when we said we had brought 14,000 kilos of
stores into Montenegro.
"But we have not got it yet," he ejaculated. We explained that it was
for the English hospital, and he subsided, very disappointed.
Scutari was talked over again, and Dr. Ob promised to come and tell us
that evening if Cettinje could supply a motor for the next morning.


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