I could be arrogant instead, if you'd prefer... Yes; it's not that accounts of Maxime's appearance don't conflict, it's just that some people were obviously making things up for propaganda purposes. We have a pretty good idea what Camille looked like, don't we? As to Saint-Just, I don't get how people don't seem to agree on his looks at all; they had all met him, hadn't they?
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Date: Friday, 17 March 2006 04:42 (UTC)Yes; it's not that accounts of Maxime's appearance don't conflict, it's just that some people were obviously making things up for propaganda purposes. We have a pretty good idea what Camille looked like, don't we? As to Saint-Just, I don't get how people don't seem to agree on his looks at all; they had all met him, hadn't they?