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From: John Steele Gordon <>
Subject: Re: Carlos II, Rey de Espana
Date: Tue, 03 Aug 1999 09:04:34 -0400


D. Spencer Hines wrote on Friday, July 30th:

> . . . . is not what a true Gentleman and Scholar is taught to do during his
> upbringing . . . .

D. Spencer Hines wrote on Monday, August 2nd:

> I must confess, to be absolutely honest and candid, that there were
> other severe problems with John Steele's audition for the part of the
> Spanish Hidalgo. Height was one of them. John Steele just didn't measure up --- a
> matter of stature, one might say.

The "true gentleman and scholar" at work.

How does making fun of another person's supposed physical attributes
enhance *your* stature, Hines? It simply reveals you--even more clearly
than usual--as the intellectual, moral, and ethical runt that you are.

JSG

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