In New Delhi last week, 19-year-old Lady Pamela Mountbatten pondered her father's avowed ambition of some day be, coming Britain's First Sea Lord. "Father will have to take lots of exams before he's promoted," she said. "He's really quite ignorant, you know. Besides, he's only a rear admiral and the Royal Navy is the slowest place in the world to rise."
Tempered Anarchy. Lady Pamela's concern for her father's future was occasioned by a historic event. Earl Mountbatten of Burma, Governor General of India, was leaving his post. His withdrawal was one more...
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