ABSTRACT
VANSITTART was called upon, at this stage of his career, to face the most difficult task of his life. Although he had, in the past, accomplished undertakings that were seemingly superhuman, he always had the advantage of asking his fellow-men to accept something achieved. This sort of evidence cannot be refused. He first created by his intellect and then carried out by his money and intelligence, until the point was reached when all might see the clear path leading to the attainment of his project. But in the final development that occupied his every waking moment there was a fresh element of resistance which threatened, at the slightest hitch, to bring him up against an impassable barrier.
