Spacious Days: An Autobiography, by Nesta H. WEBSTER

The life of the "conspiracy theorist"* to end WW1. Manuscript of the second part of her autobiography (her political years) was stolen from the publishers' offices. "But nothing could make up for the unpleasantness and hostility of the German people at that date. Cries of "verfluchte Engländerin!" pursued one down the street and if one attempted to board a tram the women would spread themselves out saying, "Da ist kein Platz, Fräulein." On one occasion they became so insulting that I could contain myself no longer and turning on the whole tramful of chattering women I said in a voice of command, "Schweigen Sie alle!--sogleich!" (Be quiet, all of you, at once!) Somewhat to my surprise an instant silence ensued and they all looked at me respectfully. It was a revelation to me in German psychology. ..." * "Liberté de mal faire Égalite de misère Fraternité de Cain et frère!"