That of course being a part of the problem : She then discusses her friendship with Hitler, describing how she met him many times and found him “extraordinary, fascinating and clever … he was the person who was making the news which made him extremely interesting.” Lady Mosley, by then a 79-year-old widow, talks repeatedly about her admiration for the Führer, referring to his “mesmeric blue eyes” and adding: “He had so much to say, so interesting, so fascinating … I can’t regret the relationship.” Varied Mitfords were guilty of all sorts of sillinesses but that’s not even wrong.