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Probably went and did the croupier
Sorry mate, that kind of reply is not what I came here for.
Her father.
Draco (via his goons) was probably aware of what Bond did to get her out of trouble with the casino (he is aware they slept together as Bond references it), so arranged for the money to be in the bedside cabinet (again I am assuming Tracey left early and the goons snuck in to place the money). That way Bond would leave normally after cashing the chips, and they could intercept him. Also it would make Bond more amenable during his chat with Draco.
Tracey may not even be aware Draco paid the money back to Bond, but Draco, being a man of some honour - wanted the debts settled before meeting Bond.
Aha indeed, thanks guys!
I fail to see why NSNA and CR67 should be retrospectively included in the list. NSNA was a direct competitor and a clear attempt to undermine EON. CR67 resembled more of a Matt Helm or Derek Flint film than something authentically Bondian. However, the Amazon deal has been sanctioned by EON and promises a genuine continuation of their legacy. The upcoming film is poised to neither compete nor, hopefully, parody the franchise. Designating it as the 26th installment seems logical. Nevertheless, how individuals choose to tally these entries remains entirely their prerogative, of course.
Upon watching several films, I've realized how special Bond is within the department, he's been in private meetings with M, sometimes with the head of Ministry of Defence or other higher ranked officials, while yes, I know some of it is a mission briefing, but for example in 'A View To A Kill', Bond is watching the Ascot horserace with M, Moneypenny, and Q (haven't seen any other 00 agents being treated the same as the MI6 does with Bond).
Even in TWINE, M could've assigned the case with Robert King to other 00 agents (I mean that mission about retrieving the money), but it's looked like it was Bond who's the most special one to hold such higher ranked cases, just observed.
But you can all correct me if I'm wrong or clarify some things for me, thank you. 😊
The TWINE case didn't require too much expertise, and in the novelisation Bond requests it to avenge the death of another 00. The whole deal was to get the money back, and Bond tacked on the whole buyer part of his own initiative.
In reality, I doubt that the actual Minister of Defence would actually get involved that often. It probably makes more sense that the "Minister" was actually some high level civil servant like the Permanent Secretary or something. That would explain why he exists in both Labour and Conservative governments. But he would be called in for any important defence or security measure, so I don't think there's any preference there. We just don't see him in the office when Bond isn't involved.
By the time of the Moore films I think the Minister was added to help spread out the exposition or to show how important the mission was. Most politicians would not want to see the sausage made in order to have plausible deniability if things go south.
I'll need to rewatch the film (argh!), or at least that bit. My bet: because sloppy editing.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=hDcSzoMEHQA&t=278s
...wasn't included in the original soundtrack album release...
...which featured the track in this edited version (it's not the same album, but the same edit):
...with the intro being restored only for the expanded 2003 release of the soundtrack...
...where it sounds like this (once again, this is just a custom YouTube album, but the track is taken from the 2003 album):
"On either side of the blunt head [of the centipede] there had been curved poison claws. The label on the bottle [with a dead centipede inside, that he saw in a mesueum earlier] had said that its poison was mortal if it hit an artery. Bond had looked curiously at the corkscrew of dead cuticle and had moved on".
Waht does that even mean ?
It’s guess Fleming’s just describing the texture (so like that of dead cuticle) and shape (corkscrew-like) of the centipede.
Because he's Swiss Scottish, he had probably spent some of his childhood days in Switzerland, so probably he had some thick Swiss Accent, but, he was also Scottish, since he had also spent some time in Scotland as well, so probably he had acquired some Scottish accent, this is also possible because of his parents, his father must have had a thick Scottish Accent and his mother had a thick Swiss Accent.
Then Bond studied in Eton College, which from what I've learned also have their own accent called 'Etonian Accent'.
I'm having a hard time hearing in my mind of Bond's actual accent, but for sure the way he speaks in the movies is not the same as how he would actually talk, probably a bit more polished English with some thick Swiss English/Scottish English accents thrown in?
Need help, thanks for those who will answer. 😊
Because given his heritage and his childhood life where he have been always in overseas, I think it could affect the way he speak, that for me, very different from the films, or at least, from how we expect him to talk, not even with a standard British accent.
That's why when I'm reading the books, although I could almost hear his voice, but still blurry because I'm having a hard time about how he speak, if he's Swiss Scottish person and spent most of his childhood days abroad, then probably, it's not a typical British accent we're always hearing or expecting from Bond.
I think his accent is a bit thick, like Swiss English or something? What could possibly be his accent?
Thank you @mtm
From the perspective of the books, this also makes the most sense. I have a feeling M would be irked by a Swiss accent, particularly as he can't stand bilingual folks, and the Swiss neutrality during the war. It would also be impossible that nobody notices or mentions an accent, considering his Englishness attracted some of the Bond girls. It seems hard to believe no one mentions England's defender sounds so un-English.
From a logical perspective, it's perfectly plausible that any accent picked up from his mother or father may have disappeared over time. Take Gordon Ramsay; born in Scotland to Scottish parents, lived in Scotland til 9 years old, and his accent bears no trace of Scotland. Bond probably would have been in a similar box but abroad. After the death of his parents at 11, he was then surrounded by an entirely English environment. If Aunt Charmian didn't change anything, Eton surely would have, whether through social pressures or elocution classes (because I imagine a German-sounding pupil at the time would not have gone down well).
Why the return to Fettes did not bring out a Scottish accent again, I'm not sure. Perhaps, its posh nature and use of the English system rather than the Scottish one meant that the school attracted a more English audience. Perhaps Bond's accent had "set in" at that point (even though it'd probably only been 3 years since his parents' death).
If anything (and this is completely unintentional) I can imagine Craig’s Bond with his occasional use of words like ‘cell phone’ rather than ‘mobile’ (so some Americanisms or at least non-British phrases) and his relatively neutral English accent being the closest to a character who spent much of his childhood abroad in modern terms.
I'm reminded of Rory Stewart, ex-MP, who is Scottish but speaks with a very plummy English accent (although perhaps a hint of a Scots rhythm to it), and whose life story kind of isn't a million miles from Bond in a way, perhaps even a touch more aristocratic. Born in Hong Kong, Scottish father (who was nearly head of MI6 apparently), early years in London, then Malaysia and back to Hong Kong, then at 8 went to school in Oxford and Eton. Joined the army, foreign office etc. and with that background more than likely did work for MI6, or would have at least been approached by them!
Stephen Fry’s impersonation of a Scotsman who sounds English that he did on QI springs to my mind with this conversation! But yes, Rory Stewart is a good example.