Eric Ambler Quotes
It Was Napoleon Who Said That One Spy In The Right Place Was Worth Twenty Thousand Men In The Field. He Was Speaking Of His Own Spy, Schul-meister, A Man Of Amazing Courage, Skill, And Loyalty. But When The Time Came To Reward Schulmeister For His Services It Was The Same Napoleon Who Refused Him The Legion Of Honor For Which He Had Been Recommended, And The Same Napoleon Who Commented That Money Was The Only Suitable Reward For
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