George Smiley:
And within six months of Bill Haydon's diagnosis, Control was indeed dead.
Peter Guillam:
And what killed him? Operation Witchcraft or Operation Testify?
George Smiley:
Neither. Let's not be melodramatic, Control would disapprove. He died of old age... a little early. But Testify destroyed his function in life, which was a form of murder.
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