Chapter 42 - 42: The New Cry-sees of 1905

Inside, in a large, high-ceilinged room heavy with smoke and tension, Wilhelm's voice was the loudest.

"Father," he said heatedly, "we cannot keep yielding. The French trample our interests in Morocco as if we were some second-rate power. It is an insult to the Empire's honor and a blow to our prestige. We must show them our strength. They must learn that Germany will not be pushed aside."

His words rang with confidence—

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