Agree with you - fascinating. Mandy and Richelieu were, presumably, both homosexuals. But what they surely had/have in common is the capacity for utter sly cleverness. Think about this quote from the Cardinal: If you give me six lines written by the most honest man, I will find something in them to hang him. More and more I see Mandelbaum as a future PM unless a huge scandal finally brings him down. Toodle pip.
Ex-City(escaped in 2001...yeay!),taught English to nippers for a bit. Quit to write full time. 'Share' published Sept 2010, now in paperback and boardbook(June). Poetry collection 'Pig Nuts and Peacocks' to be published by Rufus Books in September 2011. Open studio at Lyme Regis ArtsFest 17th-25th September.
Agree with you - fascinating. Mandy and Richelieu were, presumably, both homosexuals. But what they surely had/have in common is the capacity for utter sly cleverness. Think about this quote from the Cardinal: If you give me six lines written
ReplyDeleteby the most honest man, I will find
something in them to hang him. More and more I see Mandelbaum as a future PM unless a huge scandal finally brings him down. Toodle pip.