20 JANUARY 1961, page 22

Walpole's Way

By C. V. WEDGWOOD nt ROBERT WALPOLE, in portly confidence, S looks out from the frontispiece of Dr. Plumb's book.* His official robes are larded with gold braid; the Blue Ribbon......

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