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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Fenris" data-source="post: 6254437" data-attributes="member: 2820">George smiles patiently. "Again general. It is not unreasonable to think that the princess, pardon, Queen, came to the same or similar ideas on her own. If you doubt that, you gravely underestimate the new ruler of Egypt. She is thew Victoria of Egypt I assure you, quite clever and capable on her own. And a woman of her own mind. As for the current situation, if you will remember sir, that the marriage was arranged, and the ceremony occurred, and I should know for I was there, but a few days before they were both kidnapped. Much of that time they were apart. If you think that in that short a time, Orabi completely convinced the Queen to abandon all here per-exisiting thoughts and adopt his, well then sir you are not only underestimating the Queen's abilities, but calling into question her intelligence, and that sir is not to be tolerated in any country. And the line to defend the honor of the Queen and challenge you for such a slur is quite long and starts behind me" finishes George with a chilled tone. "Did Prince Albert have Victoria speaking German a week after he married her? Did he have her eating sauerbraten for tea? No, he did not. So do not besmirch the will, independence or faithfulness to this country of this Queen.""Oh, I understand the full authority granted to men in your position. Nor am I implying that you need to contact the Prime Minister. Rather I am suggesting that the Prime Minister was explicit in his instructions and guidance to you before you left. To protect the plutocrats of London, the bankers. To make decisions to further the interests of the Banks, to place money first, rather than the safety and security of your forces, before the interests of the British people, before the good of the Empire and the Commonwealth, and certainly before your own ethics as a gentleman and an officer. So, General, you have heard my proposals, but I have heard nothing from you in the form of a concrete suggestion, a practical resolution. What would you see done?" asks George.</blockquote>

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