A man who didn't ask for the job steps into the political whirlpool of Europe.
In other words, Lord Ranciman arrives in Prague.
With him are Lady Ranciman, his staff, and our good wishes for a happy ending to his almost super human task.
Lord Ranciman is to try and solve the differences between the Czechoslovaks and the Sudeten Germans.
There may be a solution if everyone was reasonable, but who is reasonable these days?
Lord Ranciman we know, but what's one against fifteen million?
The Czechoslovakia is the bulwark of democracy in Eastern Europe, so it is worth troubling about.
