English is the language of a people ho have probably earned their reputation for perfidy and hypocrisy because their language itself is so flexible, so often light-headed with with statements which appear to mean one thing one year and quite a different thing the next.

~ Paul Scott

Paul Scott English Language

Rumours began with the whispered gossip of native servants and spread quickly to the rest of the population.

~ Paul Scott

Paul Scott Gossip Rumours