[Texasbound]

There's something very strange about this headline. Noone with even a rudimentary grasp of English grammar would write a phrase like "in the pay of France". I'm afraid someone may be pulling our leg here. The French for "lands" is pays. To be in the pays de france is simply to be in the country of France.

[Zeppo]

That is the author's original wording. Clarice Feldman has been supplying useful and insightful commentary on this unfolding story for quite some time, and is unlikely to be pulling any legs...