True Blue

[Jim Parish]

James A. Landau wrote:
> I cannot figure out what the writer means by "Face" in the second
> quote or what is hiding in "M---y" in the fourth quote.

I've seen "face" used in similar contexts to mean something like "cheek"
or "effrontery"; my first guess for "M---y" would be "Majesty".

FWIW.

Jim Parish

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