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- 57 78 He asks me: Is esivilleicht a secret? I: Yes, please, can I speak here without danger? He: Yes. What do you want? I took out my passport, calculated it and said: I was sent from America by our National Association about London. I bring a message from Prof. Masaryk. He wished that the Czech delegation would seek to reach an agreement so that, in the event of the convening of the Reichsrat, he could demand the release of the imprisoned deputies, so that they would then unanimously refrain from attending the meetings, and in the case that they were to attend a meeting, they should always vote against any proposal for war. He also tells you that the foreign action is very successful, that the Czech question is already certain that it will be on the agenda of the peace negotiations, either as a self-sufficient state or at least that self-government for Bohemia is ensured, but much depends on how the Czech people and their representatives will behave. The doctor was very excited during my speech, he was pale and trembled with excitement... Steiger also visited Dr. Šámal. He writes: "After a long wait I was admitted to the private study of Dr.Šámals. I was very happy to see him. I immediately asked him whether I could speak without a ride, that my visit was very confidential, the doctor looked at the door several times, and then he asked me to sit next to his desk, and took a seat himself. I had drawn out my passport and, by handing it over to him, I introduced myself to him and at the same time told him the purpose of my visit. It was speechless before speeding up. He was very interested in everything I told him about the professor as well as about the political action abroad. Every moment he grabbed my hands, thanked me for my service and said: Oh, Mr Steiger, we must win our cause if we have such sacrificial souls abroad, yes, Mr. Steiger we will win this time!" Karl Steiger visits his birthplace, Kmetnoves, whom he has not seen for 33 years to greet his family house. As if you read the most beautiful chapters of the book "Bei uns" (U nás), as if you were reading the book of "Grossmutter" (Babička), read the simple descriptions of the childhood love of Steiger. And then, after Domaschlitz, he goes to the aunt whom he loved very much, to Mr. Weber, professor a.D.: "I did not trust them and they said: You are a good boy, that you sacrifice yourself for us.