On the basis of cui prodest, the British and French might have helped kill Rasputin (to prevent him from persuading the Tsar to make peace with the Germans), but the presence of agents from both countries seems unlikely.

It is tempting to speculate about the incentives or compulsions that might explain why anyone would take to the skies in [the] basket [of a balloon]: perhaps out of a desire to escape the gravity of this world or to get a preview of the next; […].

Those most rural routes will not get overhead wires. As Reeve told the seminar: Even in my wildest dreams, I can't see a business case for electrifying the Far North Line.

Speaking to me. They wash and tub and scrub. Agenbite of inwit. Conscience.