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*peeks round the door having never been in here before*

*note to self don't wear trainers that squeak when walking across the floor*

*finds the drinks trolley and helps self to a glass of ice cold sherry*

*looks up and smiles at everyone in the room*

*realises that this may be misconstrued as flirting*

*finds the leather sofa and hides behind her book 'Hidden rivers of London'*

*accepts the pinot grigio but can smell the meths on mockney piers breath and is slightly disappointed not to be offered any*

*clears throat and quaffs the entire glass in about 3 gulps*

*leaves as quickly as possible bumping into the drinks trolley on the way almost upsetting a bottle of advocaat*

"Good mornin', good mornin'!It's great to stay up late, Good mornin', good mornin' to you."


*sings song disregarding the fact it is afternoon, have just got thus it be mornin'*


*tidies up one's drinks trolley, some weirdo :-) has put a half bootle of Meths on it! tut,tut!*


*sits by newly found babbling brook, dipping toes in water*

* thinks "any hangover which involves watching Bagpuss and Tillie drink their way through a hangover can't be that bad *

* raises a glass in their direction *

* wonders at what point he should worry if Lady Macgabgann doesn't stir at some point - no stamina some people *

Passes around chocolate brown velvet Anya Hindmarch toiletry bags stuffed with Keihls delights to Mr Huguenot et al.


Wonders why he never asked before, as bathroom cabinet is full of bootie from James trips abroad (first class BA clearly!).


Thinks to self - darling James clocks up more air miles than Tony Blair on a farewell tour...

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