It is probable that Tom Towers considered himself the most powerful man in Europe; and so he walked on from day to day, studiously striving to look a man, but knowing within his breast that he was a god.

Anthony Trollope
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Dear Tom Towers, you were a powerful man, noble and brave. You looked like a man, but you knew that you were a god. To be sure, this statement is for Tom Tower’s benefit, to assure himself that he is not just strutting around like a fool. He was quite intelligent and knew that he was the most powerful man in Europe. We all know how he ended up: assassinated by his own good friend and loyal servant, the Marquis of Carabas.

Source: The Warden

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