Bonnie Prince Charlie: Charles Edward Stuart (Pimlico) - Plot & Excerpts
He lived like a recluse, reluctant to see any of the few supporters that still remained to him. He warned Waters (now his principal channel of communication with the outside world) that he was not prepared to discuss Clementina with envoys from England unless they brought incontrovertible proof that she was a spy.5 He reiterated the sentiments that had so angered Marischal, this time substituting ‘cat’ for ‘dog’.6 He honed his sense of being persecuted to a fine point, remarking about himself: ‘it seems to be a wager who can fling the greatest stone at him.’7 He continued to drink heavily, so much so that he even confessed himself worried about his own heavy intake.8 A good index of the prince’s paranoia at this time can be obtained from his furious reactions over the watch he had purchased from Julien Le Roy. After an unconscionable delay the watchmaker finally sent the completed timepiece on via Strasbourg.9 But the watch simply would not work properly, no matter what tinkering was done.
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