>     "No worry, old boy. Have a cigar." There was a smile on the lips

of

 > the corpulent Duke de Richelieu, it seemed to be traditional for a

fat

 > man to be on the council, as he sent a cigar flying towards their
guest.
 > Cranston plucked it out of the air with skill.

    Richelieu?  I'd ask what a proper English club is doing letting one

of

*that* family in the door, but I'm sure they have ways of making
themselves indispensible.

I'm more curious about his connection to the previous one*, who was
"a slim, delicate-looking man". And lacking heirs, as far as I know.

*Well, the latest one I know of.

I have the re-read these more carefully - I didn't notice there was a
Hannay in there as well...

De Richelieu is from Martin Amis' series of books of spy stories and
the supernatural. Classic British pulp at its best.



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