An intelligent woman herself, the Duchess had overestimated the Marshal’s intelligence. Not an ambitious… — Sheri S. Tepper
An intelligent woman herself, the Duchess had overestimated the Marshal’s intelligence. Not an ambitious woman, she had underestimated his ambition. So are many misread by other’s lights.
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