Letter from London

Mr. K’s Quick Comeback

When the U-2 affair blew up, the English weekly review, the Spectator, bluntly asked which side were we on, making it clear that the question was no mere rhetorical flourish but was seriously addressed to the multitudes who, according to the Spectator, just stopped short of dancing in the streets to celebrate a setback for our principal ally at the hands of our principal enemy. Just how large were the jubilant multitudes I would hesitate to guess, but we certainly had a handsome display of Schadenfreude.

CB

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Mr. K’s Quick Comeback

When the U-2 affair blew up, the English weekly review, the Spectator, bluntly asked which side were we on, making it clear that the question was no mere rhetorical flourish but was seriously addressed to the multitudes who, according to the Spectator, just stopped short of dancing in the streets to celebrate a setback for our principal ally at the hands of our principal enemy. Just how large were the jubilant multitudes I would hesitate to guess, but we certainly had a handsome display of Schadenfreude.