James Bond: The Authorised Biography - Plot & Excerpts
There was no mistaking the nostalgia with which he talked about those far-off days. ‘So,’ he concluded, ‘I like to think that I'm the man who saved the Bank of Monte Carlo.’ ‘But was it really useful to the British Secret Service? Did it work the way that Maddox planned?’ Bond laughed good-humouredly. ‘Well, yes and no. The undercover world was very different then. There was a lot of make-believe and some extraordinary characters. When I look back it seems a sort of game – but I did take it all extremely seriously. We all did. Maddox especially. He enjoyed planning an affair like that and got a great kick from its success. The night after the Roumanians left, he arrived in Monte Carlo. Of course he was in his element. De Lesseps gave us dinner – and what a dinner. Mathis was there, and most of the directors of the Société des Bains de Mer. I took Vlacek's girl. Maddox had some actress with him. It was an incredible affair. And in a way old Maddox was quite right. ‘The defeat of the Roumanians really was a great boost to the morale of the whole Service.
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