And those ancient rooms favoured the Intriguer, for the hangings were suspended a foot or two away from the wall, and a man or a woman, for that matter, might easily slip behind and witness conversations to which the listener had not been invited.
"The Tapestry Book"
Helen Churchill Candee
Lacking money and patronage, known only as an able officer and facile Intriguer of the bankrupt Jacobinical party, he might well have despaired.
"The Life of Napoleon I (Volumes, 1 and 2)"
John Holland Rose
He soon saw the advantage of an alliance with so learned a thinker, so skilful an Intriguer, and so weak a man.
"The Life of Napoleon I (Volumes, 1 and 2)"
John Holland Rose