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"Erm… not on me"

The wo back in the Gucci tote She walks off, and I resu in order to be a real New Yorker Except I only like big ones And you couldn’t exactly lug a Labrador around in a Fendi clutch, could you?

Eventually I choose a beautiful Kate Spade bag in tan leather, and take it up to the counter It costs five hundred dollars, which sounds quite a lot -- but then, "a million lira" sounds like a lot too, doesn’t it? And that’s only about fifty pence So this is sure to be a bargain

As the assistant hands ift"--and I beaift! I oing upstairs?" interrupts the woue "Gina will show you to the seventh floor," she says, and sht confusion "Well… OK"

Gina beckons me briskly and, after awhat’s on the seventh floor Maybe soe for Kate Spade custo!

It’s only as we’re approaching a departoing on When I said gift, she ht I htly "The Saks signature box is coht!" I say "Well… thanks veryto--"

But Gina has already gone -- and the two ladies behind the gift wrap counter are s

"Have you decided which paper you’d like?" says the elder of the two ladies, bea at me "We also have a choice of ribbons and adornet it wrapped Ito open when I get back to the hotel room

"Yes!" I say, and beam back "I’d like that silver paper, please, and some purple ribbon… and one of those clusters of silver berries"

The lady reaches for the paper and deftly begins to wrap upin my life And you know, this is quite fun! Maybe I should always get ift wrapped

"Who’s it to?" says the lady, opening a card and taking out a silver pen

"U jeans and high-heeled boots, have coued by their conversation

"… beloholesale…"