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“Not a good idea,” said Giles firmly Emma looked surprised “The chair herself, which is farto worry about”

“Good thinking,” said the admiral

Emma nodded She was about to rise fro was over, when Philip Webster, the company secretary, mumbled, “Any other business?”

“I don’t think so,” said E

“Just one other matter, chairman,” said Giles Eovernn as a director of the company, as I’ Her Majesty I realize it sounds a bit pons up to And in any case, I only joined the board to make sure Major Fisher didn’t become chairman”

“Thank God he’s no longer on the board,” said the admiral “If he was, the whole world would knohat had happened by now”

“Perhaps that’s why he wasn’t on board in the first place,” suggested Giles

“If that’s the case, he’ll keep shtu and abetting terrorists”

E to believe that even Fisher could stoop that loever, after Giles’s experiences both at school and in the army, Eun to work for Lady Virginia, they hadn’t coether to assist her cause She turned back to her brother “On a happier note, I’d like to place on recordas a director of the conation will create two vacancies on the board, as ned Perhaps you could advise ht be considered to replace the around the table

“If I estion,” said the adton’s is a West Country fir local connections Our chairton, so perhaps the tieneration, and invite Sebastian Clifton to join the board, allowing us to continue the family tradition”

“But he’s only twenty-four!” protested Emma

“That’s not er than our beloved Queen when she ascended the throne,” the admiral reminded her

“Cedric Hardcastle, who’s a shrewd old buzzard, considered Sebastian good enough to be his personal assistant at Farthings Bank,” interjected Bob Bingha at Emma “And I’m informed that he’s recently been promoted to second-in-command of the bank’s property division”

“And I can tell you in confidence,” said Giles, “that when I joined the governe of the family’s share portfolio”

“Then all that’s left for me to do,” said the admiral, “is propose that Sebastian Clifton be invited to join the board of Barrington’s Shipping”