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Hitler was standing, and at once extended his hand to complete
his smiling welcome.  The apartment house is on a corner but
a rather flattened one, and therefore Hitler's corner apartment
gives the effect of swinging back right and left of
the central door. To the right is his writing desk, etc., but
he turned to the left, where we sat down at a large table, just 
before an alcove room, crammed to the ceiling with books.  The 
apartment is a comfortable one, but not too comfortable, and
its furnishings are good, but not too good.
 
 
I was immediately struck by the fact that Hitler deliberately
chose the seat facing the windown and it's bright sunlight.  When
in 1921 I talked with 15 European Prime Ministers plus four
Presidents, and two years later nine kings, none of them did this,
nor have any leading statesmen I have since then met.  This Ger-
man's face and figure showed he is in perfect health - good
color, but not too much, well-built, but not to heavily, good
height, but not really tall.
 
 
His eye is clear, his glance is frank, his replies prompt, but
limited.  About what he said and how he said it, there was no
July 4th nonsense (as we call it at home) - no speechifying,
such as politicians are prone to use even with an audience
of one.
 
 
Especially did I notice the clarity and neatness of his Ger
man;- if all Germans spoke so, we poor foreigners would better
understand them| His precision of phrase reveals the practised
orator.  He evidently knows exactly what he wants to say.  No great