It's a tribute to Leon Uris that some of the vilites have guested in to lay stones on Maeve's grave. A pint to yer memory, writer! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Edward Gibbon once presented the Duke of Gloucester (brother of King George III) with a copy of the first volume of his Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. When the second volume appeared in 1786, Gibbon again arrived to offer a personal copy. The duke's reply? "Another damned, thick, square book! Always scribble, scribble, scribble! Eh, Mr. Gibbon!"
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