Excessive pride or greed or l**t causes narrow-minded men to forgo common sense.
Excessive pride or greed or l**t causes narrow-minded men to forgo common sense.Francis de Brangelton to Henrietta d’Arringnon - 1694
The sailing trip from Granville to St. Malo was short and uneventful. An hour after disembarking, Henrietta and de Brangelton were seated in Commodore Vasseur’s office. He listened with the rapt attention one would expect of a man reveling in every detail; two earnest clerks diligently transcribed the official news of the Adelaar’s capture. With brazen disregard for Henrietta’s questioning glances, de Brangelton cheerfully exaggerated the account of “Henri’s” actions.
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