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I was once asked this question in the form of who I would invite as guests at a dinner party. At the time, I was on the spot, slightly inebriated, and made some kind of glib answer, but I have thought about it on and off, ever since.
Its not an easy one for me to answer, because there are too many to reduce to one. Of course there are ancestors who still fascinate me, and I sort of know how things panned out. The trouble with choosing someone who is remembered in connection with famous events or remarkable achievements is that you end up being something like a verbal autograph hunter. And there is the chance they could be dull as ditch water.
For a start, we have to know where we are going to eat, because I don't want to cook. So if it going to be eating-out, the food has to be bloody marvelous but not expensive.
I am not going to invite a man, that's not my idea of a dinner date. So the one person I would choose would have to appreciate food and wine, and have something intriguing to tell.
Finally, taking one from a long list I choose, Mata Hari, in the flesh, of course. Madrid, 1916.
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