But I guess I can't rule out her second reading, although it's not something I've really seen before (in my not-very-large experience of French).
Same, the only reason I came up with it is because it requires context that we don't have to understand why Alexandre is betting his head that Junior *didn't* give him a commission. But it's a very, very elliptical entry, and it's more than likely they've had an argument in which Seckendorf was insisting that Fritz *did* try to get rid of him.
let me just say here that I find it utterly hilarious how all of Europe knows about FW's tall guy thing and thinks it's as crazy as, well, we do.
All of Europe, or at least the heads of state, know about FW's tall guy thing because a) They send him tall guys to get on his good side (the Emperor, Peter the Great, etc.) b) They get pissed off when he kidnaps tall guys from their country and starts diplomatic incidents (August, George, many others) c) All of the above.
Re: With Liars among Liars: The Austrian Dossier (Seckendorf II)
Same, the only reason I came up with it is because it requires context that we don't have to understand why Alexandre is betting his head that Junior *didn't* give him a commission. But it's a very, very elliptical entry, and it's more than likely they've had an argument in which Seckendorf was insisting that Fritz *did* try to get rid of him.
let me just say here that I find it utterly hilarious how all of Europe knows about FW's tall guy thing and thinks it's as crazy as, well, we do.
All of Europe, or at least the heads of state, know about FW's tall guy thing because
a) They send him tall guys to get on his good side (the Emperor, Peter the Great, etc.)
b) They get pissed off when he kidnaps tall guys from their country and starts diplomatic incidents (August, George, many others)
c) All of the above.