Born in Poland before World War One, Seftig Four became a classical scholar of dubious merit, moving to France in his twenties. His career there, covering some forty years, including the occupation and liberation of France, brought about much harm before his solitary death in his mid-sixties. Four's life occasioned little pleasure to anyone and no account of his life is likely to do so. The author is Professor Emeritus in Law in the University of Wales. He worked in many Commonwealth jurisdictions before settling in Wales in 1975. He lives in the Rhondda Valley with his wife, Heather, and their Welsh border collie, Coco. He is 85 years old and slowly declining.