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| | THE MILLSTONE Chapter 13 |
 | | Infuriating as this was, it was the style and tone of his minutes that caused Bridgeman the greatest offence and, by September 1912, the First Sea Lord was actively engaged in gathering adherents to his cause. |
 | | According to Bridgeman, the First Lord initially remonstrated with him until, when the Sea Lords threatened to present their grievances to Asquith and, if necessary, the King, Churchill capitulated, broke into tears and acted such that Bridgeman thought he must be ill[39] (an unfortunate comment in view of what was to come). |
 | | The First Sea Lord unwittingly provided Churchill with an opening the following month: the depressing struggle with Churchill, combined with recurring bronchitis at the onset of winter, led Bridgeman to write to Battenberg on 25 November that he sometimes felt inclined to give up his post. |
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