A week later he received an injunction from Janey’s solicitors accusing him of violent behaviour and ordering him to stay away. Janey was sympathetic when he rang, but she was four days late with the curse, and cocooned in secret expectations. Most important of all, sheunderstood that his character was like a stray dog’s rescued from Battersea Dogs’ Home. Kevin put her between two directors’ wives who were eating strawberries and cream.
Will you stay here? Rupert’ll look after you and I’ll come and see you in the morning. The bathroom made her faint. “Everything in excess,” she told her radiant reflection as she sprayed duty free scent, bought on the boat, everywhere: in her shoes, behind her knees and ears and on her bush. “He just asked me out with the Antis yesterday.
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