ass ie ▁to ▁be ▁rel ieved ▁so ▁he ▁could ▁return ▁to ▁Eth iop ia ▁where ▁he ▁could ▁be ▁of ▁better ▁use ▁using ▁his ▁military ▁training ▁to ▁organ ize ▁his ▁country ' s ▁def enses ▁against ▁the ▁un av oid able ▁conflict . ▁ ▁T ek le ▁Haw ariat ▁crossed ▁paths ▁with ▁his ▁Emperor ▁one ▁last ▁time , ▁while ▁the ▁other ▁was ▁leaving ▁Eth iop ia ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁personal ▁appeal ▁to ▁the ▁League ▁of ▁Nations . ▁When ▁Ha ile ▁Sel ass ie ▁and ▁his ▁ent ou rage ▁reached ▁M ies o , ▁he ▁was ▁there ▁with ▁his ▁troops ; ▁T ek le ▁Haw ariat ▁board ed ▁the ▁train . ▁As ▁John ▁Sp encer ▁t ers ely ▁states , ▁" The ▁encounter ▁must ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁bitter ▁one ." ▁Sp encer ▁happened ▁to ▁be ▁ab o ard ▁the ▁train ▁five ▁days ▁later ▁which ▁stopped ▁at ▁Af dem , ▁where ▁T ek le ▁Haw ariat ▁board ed ▁train ▁and ▁entered ▁Sp encer ' s ▁compart ment . ▁" Al though ▁I ▁must ▁have ▁been ▁for ▁him ▁an ▁almost ▁complete ▁stranger , ▁he ▁lost ▁no ▁time ▁un bur den ing ▁himself ▁to ▁me ▁of ▁his ▁thoughts ▁about ▁Ha ile ▁Sel ass ie , ▁whom ▁he ▁den ounced ▁as ▁a ▁tra itor ▁to ▁Eth iop ia , ▁a ▁cow ard , ▁and ▁one ▁un worth y ▁to ▁bear ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁Emperor ▁after ▁his ▁flight ▁into ▁ex ile ." ▁ ▁Once ▁he ▁reached ▁Dj ib out i , ▁he ▁sought ▁an ▁agricult ural ▁con cess ion ,