great game

"Although still in his twenties, he was knighted and promoted by a jubilant Queen Victoria, who, only 21 herself, was already showing signs of Russophobia." - pg. 229, The Great Game

sound to me like she was already showing signs of some disease event though Mr. Hopkirk is clearly amused if not outright pleased with those signs. why it's any good to show signs of Russophobia - beats me.