Not crompton , an unambitious man who regretted only that public interest would not leave him to his seclusion , so that he might " earn undisturbed the fruits of his ingenuity and perseverance . "
Last month mr kabila , who was widely criticised for stuffing ballots in last year 's re-election campaign , came out of self-imposed seclusion on his farm on the other side of the country , 1200km ( 746 miles ) to the west , to say he had had enough of the general 's antics .