KING EDWARD AS FRIEND
"King Edward," says Lord Fisher, "who was a very kind friend to fact, ho was my only friend at one time —said: 'Do you know, you are the best hated man in the British Empire?' "I said, 'Yes, perhaps I am.' "110 said, 'Do you know that I am the only friend you have got?' "1 said, 'Perhaps Your Majesty is right, but you have backed a winner.' "When afterwards I came out on top I said to him, 'Do you remember I said to you you had backed a. winner? Well, you did, and the betting was a thousand to one.'" .
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Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 254, 22 July 1919, Page 4
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106KING EDWARD AS FRIEND Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 254, 22 July 1919, Page 4
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