A legacy of spies

How absolutely perfect, to see the twilight of these giants done so well. Lapidary is such a superlative term for Smiley, it fits like a glove doesn't it? And on drawing to a close, I felt such a powerful conglomerate of sadness, of wonder and awe and warn-down piece. The world has changed so much since the events rehashed here happened, and yet there's so much to take away from the things that were done and those that remained unsaid. Its a horrible world, a world where the narrow, comfortable view of Humanity as helping your fellow man one-on-one is subsumed to the greater good.

But yes, to cap Smiley's story with this triumph is splendid. Don't read if you're not familiar with his exploits, though.