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“Damn,” muttered Harry as the train pulled out of Union Station and began its long journey back to New York He had been so preoccupied with ie Jessica would chastise hi tense Jessica would have chastised him

LADY VIRGINIA FENWICK

1970

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“I WOULD LIKE TO open this ratulations to Major Fisher on being elected as a Member of Parliament”

“Hear, hear,” said Des the new MP on the back

“Thank you,” said Fisher “May I say that I consider it an added bonus that it was Giles Barrington I defeated”

“And if I have ton who’s about to suffer a loss But first, I’ with Arnold Hardcastle went”

“Not well, to begin with, because he clearly wasn’t interested in selling his mother’s shares, even at the inflated price of three pounds nine shillings But when I told him that my first action as the majority shareholder would be to sack Adrian and reed”

“He took the bait?” said Fisher

“Of course he did,” said Sloane “He hates ton, perhaps even more”

“That’s not possible,” said Lady Virginia

“But the clincher,” said Mellor, “hen I told his in Adrian’s place” Mellor couldn’t resist pausing for as long as he felt he could get aith, before saying, “Ross Buchanan”

“But one phone call to Buchanan, and he’ll know…”

“You’ve forgotten, ree anyone And I’d love to see his face when he discovers that we’re changing the nas to Sloane’s”