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“A little louder, Griffin I believe there are people in the back of the room who didn’t quite hear”

“Yes, your grace,” heback to my earlier point, it looks like I won’t need to stay here tonight”

“I wasn’t aware you were” I wasn’t aware I’d extended the invitation to hie enough to house a platoon of Griffins on short notice I’d just prefer not to

“It’s just such a ball ache getting to ht John could drop me there tomorrow”

John being my driver Griffin is just a poor boy who likes to avail himself of the comforts of the family he likes to deny

“You’re in court tolass in his hand, which I calculate to be at least the fourth, then remind myself my life and liberty aren’t in his hands

“No, but I’ a mate at a private club there Or at least I was But now I rather think that little lass, he directs my attention to the other side of the room

“I will not have you sniffing around the catering staff like a randy dog”

“But I a Ask any of the women of my acquaintance And by acquaintance, I mean—”

“Be that as it may, I do not need to read that headline in any of next week’s newspapers”

“What headline is that?”

“Any headline including your na crew”

“I hardly think my sex life is the stuff of tabloid fodder”

Maybe Maybe not ButI do not need So our fa tack “They’re just young girls”