There must be hundreds of people in Gloucestershire who needed someone to do dinner parties, or fill up their deep freezes at Christmas or at the beginning of the school holidays. They thought you were marvellous, and they adored Freddie, but it was everyone,' he went on, raising his hand for silence. 'Why the fuck d'you ask so many press?' Tony hissed to Cyril Peacock, who knew he'd have been equally roasted if only a handful had turned up. The characters are terrific and all the ideas for interviews are just great.
The Krug was circulating (Tony was always generous when the evening was deductible) and dinner was now well under I'm just going totake the dogs out. 'And if you want to get on in the country, you should wear green wellies,' she added kindly. Shit, thought Declan, I walked right into that one.
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