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"No problear "I’ll finish this up Then we can talk"

Lukerooht and businesslike

Suddenly I’ No--" He interrupts himself "Cut to the middle How do you know Nathan Temple?"

"I met him ere in Milan I was in this shop and he… he did me this favor"

"He did you a favor?" Luke looks taken aback "What kind of favor? Were you taken ill? Did you get lost?"

Myto think of the best way to put it I’," I say at last

"A handbag?" Luke looks taken aback "He bought you a handbag?"

"No! I bought it But he got me to the top of the list He was really sweet! And I was really grateful… " I’ land he phoned up and said he wanted you to be involved with his hotel… "

"And what did you say?" says Luke, his voice dangerously quiet

"The thing is"--I s--"I thought you’d love to do a hotel launch"

The door suddenly bursts open and Gary co on?" he says, wide-eyed "What’s Nathan Teestures towardquite the correspondence with him"

"I didn’t knoho he was!" I say defensively "I had no idea! He was just this lovely Cockneyfro?"

"Becky appears to have offered ," says Luke curtly

"A handbag?" Gary looks stunned

"It wasn’t just any old handbag!" I exclai! There’s only a few of theue! All the !"

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"And anyway," I say,a hotel launch would be fab! It’s five-star and everything! You’d get to meet celebrities!"