'It's a bloody disgrace,' stormed Cameron. Having given Maud a drink, she led her through the vast tapestried drawing-room out to the new conservatory, which stre ''I'm terribly sorry,' said Maud in her most caressing tones. Rupert, who, as part of his getting-fit-for-Cameron-Cook campaign, was off the booze, provided the most exquisite white wine.
But as she looked at her reflection in the ancient, dusty mirror, which should have flattered her, she couldn't blame him for neglecting her. 'Holy shit,' said Archie. 'How was Maud O'Hara?' she asked. She was now sitting next to Paul Stratton, whose recent speech in the House on the proposed Cotchester by-pass she had learnt almost by heart.
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