"Stella arrived before lunch. ... Beb is happy with her. They walked in the afternoon and, in lack of a foot or a motor, Bluetooth and I drove through the forest in a nice leisurely fly... Stella told us of her African life: she appears, like a second St Francis, to have wandered amongst lions, leopards, and apes."

"I felt he was a worthy companion to the P.M., whose vast store of knowledge on all classical and historical matters fills me with amazement and envy."