My Secret Service: Vienna, Sophia, Constantinople, Nish, Belgrade, Asia Minor, etc.
CHAPTER X
THE BANQUET AT NISH 169
The Banqueting Hall--A Small Gathering--The Menu--The Kaiser and King Ferdinand--Von Falkenhayn--An Impressive Figure--The Kaiser’s Health--His Poor Appetite--Constant Coughing--King Ferdinand’s Triumph--The Bulgarian Princes--German Journalism--A Bombastic Oration--“Hail, Cæsar!”--The Kaiser’s Unspoken Reply--The Hour of “The Fox”--The End of an Historic Function--The Post Office Closed.