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...ruler of Afghanistan is a man of many accomplishments. At 51, Mohammed Zahir Shah can snag the wiliest trout in the Hindu Kush, swoop down a ski slope at 60 m.p.h., or drop a brace of partridge as deftly as a skeet cham pion. He rides like Lochinvar, golfs near par on any course, and betweentimes collects rare books and Oriental art. On his experimental farm outside the ancient capital of Kabul, he raises mutant grapes, outsize apricots, and dairy cattle that can withstand the rigors of Afghan altitude with milky aplomb. But as one of his courtiers puts...
Pies into Pence. Even in the heat of debate, Wilson's attack on Home was hardly warranted: the Tory leader had specifically deplored racism during the campaign. For that matter, few M.P.s believed that Wilson, who is one of the coolest, wiliest tacticians in the Labor Party, delivered such a diatribe on the spur of the moment...
...talents have been superbly supported by the smooth, articulate technicians of Whitehall. The government has not yet said when it will tear down the Foreign Office. Indeed, if it should change its mind and spare the old building, it could well argue that some of the world's wiliest diplomats have come from palazzos-if not from slums...
Cynthia's first big assignment was enough to daunt the wiliest old pro: her orders were to get hold of the Italian naval code book. Within a few weeks of first meeting the shapely Betty Pack, Italy's naval attache, Admiral Alberto Lais, was so scuppered by her that he surrendered the code with hardly a murmur. Italian apologists maintain that Lais, who died in 1951, was actually so ungallant as to give his mistress a fake cipher book. Undeniably, however, British Intelligence thereafter proved uncannily adept at forestalling Italian fleet movements, notably in the March...
...first day of his shoot on the moors of Yorkshire. A jinx? Unlikely, even though the P.M. had changed his hunting suit for the first time in 36 years. The old coat-and-knickerbockers, complete with matching cap and four-button spats, had given out. But even the wiliest grouse could not have detected the change. The new coat-and-knickerbockers, complete with matching cap and four-button spats, were nearly identical to the rig he bought in 1927. "I believe that it will certainly last my lifetime," said Mac conservatively...