which allowed me to make calls, access the Internet and also do various other things, most of which were of no interest to me.
He’d mentioned apps and games; I asked about crosswords, but was very disappointed with his response.
I was familiarizing myself with the manual for the new device, rather than completing the VAT details on Mr. Leonard’s invoice,
when, very much against my will, I became aware of the conversation going on around me, due to its excessive volume.
It was, of all things, on the topic of our annual Christmas lunch.
Yeah, but they have entertainment laid on there! And lots of other big groups go, so we can meet new people, have a laugh,Bernadette was saying.
Entertainment! I wondered if that would involve a band, and, if so, might it be his band?
A very early Christmas miracle? Was this fate interceding once again?
Before I could ask for details, Billy jumped in. “You just want to cop off with some drunk guy from Allied Carpets under the mistletoe,” Billy said.
“There’s no way I’m paying sixty quid a head for a dry roast turkey dinner and a cheesy afternoon disco. Not just so’s you can scout for talent!”
Bernadette cackled and slapped him on the arm. “No,” she said, “it’s not that.
I just think it might be more fun if there’s a bigger crowd there, that’s all...”
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