,*APT] #a ,! ,SPY1 ! ,ROYALI/ & A ,LA/ ,F>EWELL2 ,! ,FRE$OM ( ! ,PRESS2 ,ADMONITION2 ,OLD ,FLAME & ,NEW ,FLOODS #aiifaiif ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,ALB]T ,MELTZ] ,AU?OR 3 ,/U>T ,*RI/IE ,TEXT 3 ,*APT] ,X ,! ,SPY1 ! ,ROYALI/ & A ,LA/ ,F>EWELL2 ,! ,FRE$OM ( ! ,PRESS2 ,ADMONITION2 ,OLD ,FLAME & ,NEW ,FLOODS ,! ,SPY1 ! ,ROYALI/ & A ,LA/ ,F>EWELL ,:5 ,I WALK$ AWAY FROM ! REMNANTS ( MY BOOK%OP V5TURE ,I WAS HEAD OV] HEELS 9 DEBT & SOME:AT 9CL9$ TO CURSE1 LIKE ,!N>DI]1 ! WRET*$ PLACE ':]E !Y ALL HAD SU* ROYAL SPREES & ,I DEV\R$ MY ALL LIKE A FOOL'1 NOT ?AT ! ,ALL CAME TO V]Y MU*1 & ,I HAD 5JOY$ MYSELF AT TIMES4 ,I HAD NEV] BE5 ABLE TO %AKE (F ! LEGACY ( ! #cgd ,MON/] & BY ! TIME ,I HAD PAID (F ITS DEBTS ?OSE ( ! BOOK%OP HAD M\NT$4 ,= MON?S ,I HAD BE5 /UNN$ BY ! TRAGIC DEA? ( ,EVIE1 ) :OM ,I HAD A LONG ASSOCIATION4 ,%E CRA%$ H] C> 9 ,WALES RETURN+ FROM A TRADE %[ 9 ,MAN*E/]1 AFT] ! USUAL HOSPITALITY ?AT GOES ) SU* AFFAIRS4 ,SOME T5 YE>S LAT]1 ,I MET H] LA/ BOSS BY *ANCE AT A FILL+ /ATION4 ,HE GOT \T ( HIS *AUFFEUR-DRIV5 ,B5TLEY & CAME ACROSS TO ME1 REPROA*+ ME = NEV] GO+ TO SEE HIM OR HIS WIFE AFT] ,EVIE'S DEA?1 ASSUR+ ME H[ MU* EV]YONE 9 ! TRADE APPRECIAT$ H] & H[ KE5LY !Y FELT H] LOSS4 ,9 ! TRUE1 S9C]E & AU!NTIC VOICE ( FA%ION BUS9ESS1 HE TOLD ME H[ !Y MISS$ H]1 0,Y\ CAN'T BEG9 TO ?9K H[ MU* MONEY %E MADE = US01 HE ASSUR$ ME1 TRAGICALLY4 ,?\< WE HAD MOV$ 9TO A GOOD FLAT AFT] LEAV+ ,/4 ,PANCAS1 & GIV+ UP A DEC5T PLACE AT A R5T ONE C\LD AF=D WAS ! MO/ IDIOTIC ?+ F9ANCIALLY & SOCIALLY ONE C\LD DO AT ?AT TIME & S9CE1 ?AT WAS :AT ,I DID4 ,I C\LD NOT BE> TO LIVE 9 IT NOR EV5 TO TALK AB\T ,EVIE4 ,I FELT SO EMOTIONAL AB\T IT ?AT ,JOE ,?OMAS1 :O CAME ) ME TO ! FUN]AL1 W>N$ PEOPLE FROM TALK+ TO ME EI!R AB\T ,EVIE1 OR EV5 AB\T ! FLAT4 ,UNLIKE ! #cgd ,MON/]1 IT WASN'T EASY TO GIVE ! FLAT UP4 ,?\< EV]YONE WAS CRY+ \T = FLATS1 ! L&LORDS W\LDN'T TRANSF] ! LEASE4 ,I LET SOMEONE ELSE MOVE 9 PROVID$ !Y PAID ! R5T DIRECT4 ,!Y RAN UP SEV5 MON?S R5T :5 ! L&LORD GOT A C\RT ORD] & EVICT$ ME & !M )\T MY KN[+4 ,I LE>N$ ?IS LAT] :5 SU$ 9 ! C\NTY C\RT = ! BALANCE ( ! R5T [+ AFT] DI/RA9T4 ,BUT FATE ALWAYS FR[N$ ON MY L&LORDS4 ,TRUE1 NO?+ MU* HAPP5$ TO ,MISS ,R[NTREE1 BUT H] DEVOTION TO ! CAUSE ( PEACE & 9T]NATIONAL UND]/&+ C]TA9LY NEV] HAD ANY LUCK4 ,! SOLICITOR = ! #cgd L&LORDS HAV+ BE5 BURN$ TO DEA?1 ! BOOK%OP'S L&LORD WAS DR[N$ ON A HOLIDAY CRUISE TO ! ,CAN>IES4 ,! FLAT'S L&LORD WAS KILL$ CROSS+ ! ROAD FROM ! C> P>K TO ! C\RT1 & AS HIS B>RI/] DID NOT UND]/& AT ! TIME :Y HIS CLI5T FAIL$ TO APPE> TO 9/RUCT HIM1 :I* ANNOY$ ! JUDGE1 ,I GOT A C\PLE ( MON?S REPRIEVE1 BY :I* TIME ,I HAD GONE FROM ! ONLY ADDRESS !Y KNEW4 ,ALT]NATIVELY ,PH>AOH'S HE>T HAD BE5 S(T5$ BY ! OM51 S9CE ,I NEV] HE>D ( ! CASE AGA94 ,SOON AFT]W>DS ,AUDREY ,*>ITY1 :OM ,I HAD KN[N = YE>S1 RETURN$ TO ,5GL&4 ,%E & ,I HAD AN ON-(F RELATION%IP = YE>S AS %E EV]Y SO (T5 AB&ON$ ! ATTEMPT & RETURN$ TO A COM=TABLE LIFE-/YLE 9 ,CALI=NIA1 ALWAYS RETURN+ JU/ :5 IT SEEM$ ALL WAS AT AN 5D BETWE5 US4 ,EV5 BE=E MY LEAV+ ! BOOK%OP V5TURE1 :I* HAD LA/$ FIVE YE>S1 %E KEPT PRESS+ ME TO CONC5TRATE ON MY P]SONAL AFFAIRS RA!R ?AN WORRY+ AB\T LIFELONG POLITICAL COMMITM5TS SO MANY HAD AB&ON$ LONG BE=E MY AGE1 N[ PU%+ =TY & KNOCK+ IT OV]4 ,%E DID NOT ?9K MU* ( HONE/ POV]TY & ALL ?AT4 ,I DID NOT ?9K TOO HILES ,I,I4 ,WE RE-F\ 9 \R WEEK5D J\RNEYS R\ND ! C\NTRY4 ,%E GOT ON V]Y WELL ) MY P>5TS1 ) :OM %E (T5 /AY$4 ,SID ALWAYS JOK+LY CALL$ H] ',BABY ,DOLL' & ,ROSE CALL$ H] ',LADY ,JANE'1 :I* %E REG>D$ AS ! HEIRY4 ,BUT IT NEV] CAME (F1 ?\< WE ALWAYS RECKON$ WE MI ( COM+ BACK %E ?\DS ! DOCTORS EXPLA9$ IT WAS AN EYE COMPLA9T AFFECT+ DESC5DANTS ( ,NOR? ,EUROPEANS 9 ,CALI=NIA4 ,%E TOOK H] [N LIFE4 ,%E WAS ALWAYS M]RY & SO US$ TO BE+ COMPLIM5T$ ON H] BLOND BEAUTY ?AT %E CONCEAL$ H] SECRET FE>S ( ILLNESS & OLD AGE1 NEI!R ( :I* %E WAS TO EXP]I5CE4 ,COM+ ONLY EIM+ ,WEL% SPY & ! LOVELY ,AM]ICAN ROYALI/6 ,I LIV$ ALONE = ! NEXT ?IRTY YE>S1 & IT W\LD SEEM N[ C]TA91 = ! RE/ ( MY LIFE4 ,! FRE$OM ( ! PRESS ,:ILE ,I WAS /ILL ON ! DRE>Y R\ND ( LOOK+ = WORK & F9D+ 9EXPLICABLE REFUSALS ,I W5T ) ONE OLD FRI5D1 ,DAVE ,K9SELLA1 = A JOB ON ,LONDON ,TRANSPORT4 ,HE1 LIKE ME1 HAD BE5 ONE ( ?OSE EXCLUD$ FROM ! >MY = YE>S4 ,9 HIS CASE IT WAS ! ,IRI% REPUBLICAN CONNECTION -- HE WAS ,LANCA%IRE-BORN BUT 9 ! ,CONNOLLY ,CLUB4 ,:5 !Y HAD F9ALLY CAME R\ND TO TELL+ HIM HE HAD BE5 '5LI/$' SOME MON?S BE=E1 HE HAD BE5 AT SEA 9 ! M]*ANT S]VICE4 ,HE /ILL FAC$ A C\RT-M>TIAL ON HIS RETURN BUT A FAIR] C\RT M>TIAL ?AN ,CAPTA9 ,LE ,/RANGE C\LD CONDUCT LI/5$ TO HIS EVID5CE & DECID$1 EV5 ?\< NOT ADMITT+ ! TRU? AB\T ! MY/]I\S CALL-UP SO LONG DELAY$ & !N COM+ \T ( ! BLUE1 ?AT ! ACCUS$ C\LD H>DLY HAVE LEFT %IP 9 ,MURMANSK TO RESPOND EV5 IF HE HAD KN[N AB\T IT4 ,IT W\LD HAVE BE5 AN (F5SE 9 ITSELF4 ,H[EV]1 HE WAS LESS LUCKY ?AN ,I 9 ! LONG RUN S9CE1 ONCE 9 ! >MY1 HE GOT A FIVE YE> PRISON S5T5CE 7HE S]V$ TWO7 = ASSAULT+ AN (FIC]1 9 CIRCUM/ANCES :I* W\LD NOT HAVE CAUS$ MORE ?AN A FR[N FROM A MAGI/RATE 9 CIVIL LIFE1 & 9 CIRCUM/ANCES MORE JU/IFI$ ?AN 9 MY CASE4 ,H[ MANY GOT ! SAME TWO YE>S8 ,WAS IT A M&ATORY P5ALTY UPON DISS5T]S8 ,I W\LD /ILL LIKE TO KN[1 ?\< IT N[ MAKES NO DIFF]5CE4 ,IT DID NOT BO!R ,DAVE4 ,:AT IRK$ HIM WAS ?AT WE W]E /ILL TURN$ D[N1 & = SU* A L\SY JOB1 ON ! GR\NDS ( \R 'PRISON RECORDS' YET !Y W]E RECRUIT+ =M] MEMB]S ( 5EMY =CES :O MI CRIMES1 BUT ?AT DID NOT GO AGA9/ !M4 ,AT ! SUGGE/ION ( ,JOE ,?OMAS1 :O WAS BY !N WORK+ = ,! ,GU>DIAN1 ,DAVE & ,I APPLI$ TO JO9 ! PR9T UNION ,NATSOPA4 ,! UNION PROMPTLY FIX$ ME ) A JOB AS A COPYTAK] AT ! ,DAILY ,SKET* & HIM AS A DRIV] AT ANO!R DAILY4 ,SU* W]E ! RE/RICTIVE PRACTICES D5\NC$ AS BE+ A RE/RA9T ( ! FRE$OM ( ! PRESS-LORDS TO DECIDE :O %\LD WORK & :O %\LDN'T ?AT ! MANAGEM5T WAS NOT CONSULT$ AS TO \R POLITICAL RELIABILITY & ! ONLY TE/ APPLI$ WAS :E!R WE C\LD DO ! JOB OR NOT4 ,?IS TYPE ( ABUSE ( ! EMPLOY]'S NATURAL RIE & DID NOT NE$ TO HAVE EXPLA9$ K9DLY4 ,GEORGE ,PLUME1 :O WORK$ = ! MUNICIPALITY BUT HAD DI$ TWO OR ?REE YE>S BE=E1 HAD 9TRODUC$ HIM TO ! BOOK%OP 9 ! FIR/ PLACE4 ,AMONG ! ACCUMULAT$ /OCK ( ,SIMPK9 ,M>%ALL W]E SOME SEV]AL DOZ5 COPIES ( A PA9T+ ( ,HANS ,*RI/IAN ,&]S51 :I* ,GEORGE HELP$ FLOG HIM ON ! BASIS ( !IR BE+ ( ,B5JAM9 ,DISRAELI1 A LIK5ESS ,I HAD NEV] BE=E NOTIC$4 ,!REAFT] HE OCCASIONALLY CALL$ ON ! LOOK-\T = PORTRAITS ( O!R ,CONS]VATIVE H]OES1 & HE NEV] FAIL$ TO B]ATE ME POLITICALLY & EXPLA9 H[ WELL ,I C\LD DO ON ! O!R SIDE ( ! F5CE IF ,I ONLY 0LOOK$ AFT] ,NO4 #a40 ,HE CAME R\ND = ! LA/ TIME JU/ AS WE W]E PACK+ IT ALL 91 & MET TWO ,TURKI% ,CYPRIOTS :O OCCASIONALLY B\G$8 ,! B$ & *AIRS 9 A 'FURNI%$ B$-SIT' MIDROBE A P\ND OR SO1 BUT ! 'LIBR>Y' BR\$ TO !M MU* MORE REASONABLE4 ,!IR BELIEF 9 FREE 5T]PRISE CO9CID$ ) ,&REW'S & !Y GOT ON FAM\SLY4 ,!Y 9VIT$ HIM TO JO9 !IR JEWELRY IMPORT FIRM & USE HIS *>ISMA & ABILITY TO MANAGE ! (FICE1 9SI/+ ?AT AS AN ,5GLI%MAN HE WAS IDEAL AS MANAG+ DIRECTOR4 ,HE WAS DELIRI$ \T1 AS !Y W]E = A FICTITI\S OP]ATION4 ,MEAN:ILE HE DREW A SAL>Y COMM5SURATE TO HIS PRESUM$ /&+1 UNTIL ONE DAY ! POLICE RAID$ ! FIRM4 ,! 'WORK]S' PLEAD$ !Y KNEW NO?+ ( H&L+ /OL5 PROP]TY OR LONG T]M FRAUD1 :I* IS :AT ! COMPANY WAS REALLY AB\T4 ,!Y ONLY 0TOOK ORD]S FROM ! BOSS0 :O W\LD NO D\BT HAVE A SUITABLE EXPLANATION4 ,A W>RANT WAS \T = HIS >RE/ & HE LEFT = ,AU/RALIA HURRI$LY4 ,SO 5D$ MY ACQUA9TANCE%IP ) YET ANO!R P]SON :O ASSUR$ ME ALWAYS 0,I WAS FOOLI% NOT TO LOOK AFT] ,NO4,E#a40 & W\LD DO WELL IF ,I DID4 ,OLD ,FLAME & ,NEW ,FLOODS ,IT WAS A FEW YE>S AFT] ! TRAGIC LOSS ( BO? ,EVIE & ,AUDREY ?AT ,I MET ) ,ROZ ,%EPH]D ONCE MORE4 ,WE HAD P>T$ AFT] ! W> :5 %E DECID$ TO RETURN TO H] HUSB&1 ?\< !IR M>RI$ LIFE PREVI\SLY HAD BE5 BRIEF4 ,HE HAD TAK5 ! OPPORTUNITY ( BE+ CALL$ UP = MILIT>Y S]VICE TO AVOID A DOME/IC BATTLE1 BE+ ABLE TO GO AWAY )\T CONFESS+ HE HAD ANO!R HOME TO :I* TO RETURN1 & TO BREAK ) HIS WIFE BY PO/ FROM ,FRANCE4 ,AFT] ! W>1 FEEL+ H]SELF GETT+ TOO OLD = /AGE WORK1 & ) ! V>IETY !AT] DY+ ANYWAY1 ,ROZ FELT ! NE$ = 'SECURITY'4 ,:5 HE WAS DEMOBB$1 HAV+ BROK5 ) HIS W>-TIME LOVE 7SOMEBODY ELSE'S WIFE71 HE PROPOS$ RESUMPTION ( ! M>RIAGE1 & %E ACCEPT$4 ,I HAD B>ELY ! OPPORTUNITY ( HOLD+ \R DAUMS BE=E ,ROZ REUNIT$ ) H] HUSB&4 ,I NEV] SAW H] GR[ UP4 ,%E DID NOT KN[ ( MY EXI/5CE UNTIL JU/ BE=E %E M>RI$1 & = CONV5TIONAL REASONS KEPT IT AS H] SECRET4 ,:5 WE MET1 & ,I DETECT$ ! /RONG LIK5ESS TO MY MO!R'S FAMILY ,I MU/ ADMIT ,I REGRETT$ LO/ OPPORTUNITIES1 AT LEA/ ( NOT HAV+ HAD O!R *ILDR54 ,AS ONE GR[S OLD] ONE T5DS TO FEEL BITT] AB\T SU* MATT]S1 ?\< ,I HOPE ,I HAV5'T4 ,IT HURT = A TIME & ,I NEV] DISCUSS$ IT4 ,MANY FRI5DS HAVE ASSUR$ ME ,I W\LD HAVE BE5 A GOOD FA!R4 ,I SUPPOSE SOME FOES HAVE REG>D$ ME AS A ,GODFA!R4 ,I MET ,ROZ SOMETIMES & %E PUT ON MY DOOR A M$ALLION ( ,! ,GOOD ,%EPH]D1 :I* WAS ! NAME ,AUDREY JOCUL>LY GAVE H]4 ,IT HAS FOOL$ MANY A DOOR/EP MISSION>Y4 ,I MET H] HUSB& ONLY ONCE BE=E HIS DEA?4 ,HE HAD BE5 WORK+ AT ,C\NTY ,HALL :]E HE WAS A S5IOR CL]ICAL (FIC] UNTIL = SOME REASON HE RETIR$ E>LY ON AN 9ADEQUATE 9COME4 ,HE CAME UP TO ME 9 ! C(FEE ROOM & GREET$ ME EFFUSIVELY1 ?\< ,I HAD NOT ! FA9TE/ IDEA :O HE WAS 7HE KNEW ME FROM PHOTOGRAPHS74 ,P]HAPS HE ?\S4 ,HE WAS A SCI5TIFIC PROPHET ( DOOM & WAS N[ A ,LABOR C\NCILOR :I* WAS DOOM 5\< TO BE GO+ ON )4 ,WE HAD A COMMON 9T]E/ 9 REVIV+ PUBLIC ATT5TION 9 ! WORKS ( ,F4 ,A4 ,RIDLEY :I* IS :AT WE W5T 9 TO DISCUSS4 ,ELLIS HAD 5T]$ ELECTORAL POLITICS AS A ,TROTSKYI/ 'DEEP 5TRI/' LIKE ?REE-QU>T]S ( ! ,C\NTY ,HALL ,LABOR C\NCILORS & NOT A FEW ,TORY ONES :O HAD GONE 9 SO DEEP !Y CAME \T ! O!R SIDE4 ,9DE$ HE TOLD ME ( A MIX$ COMMITTEE ( ,LABOR & ,TORY ,OPPOSITION C\NCILORS HE ONCE *AIR$1 PREFAC+ HIS REM>KS ) ! /ATEM5T ?AT IT WAS A TRIFLE BIZ>RE AS ALL CONC]N$ HAPP5$ CO9CID5TALLY TO BE =M] MEMB]S ( ! SAME ,TROT GR\P4 ,!Y CR[D$ R\ND TO HE> HIS LATE/ !ORY ( DISA/]1 ?AT GIV5 ! RIRE ?AN HIS COMMITTEE MEET+4 ,MO/ W]E MORE AMUS$ ?AN DI/URB$ & :5 HE /OOD = A ,HACKNEY MUNICIPAL ELECTION1 HIS ,CONS]VATIVE OPPON5TS US$ IT EXT5SIVELY = RIDICULE TO %[ ! CON/ITU5CY :AT SORT ( MAD IDEAS ! ,SOCIALI/ MEMB] HAD4 ,! ,CONS]VATIVE ,GOV]NM5T ISSU$ A /ATEM5T CALM+ D[N UNDUE FE>S1 PO9T+ \T ?AT ! ,?AMES ,B>RI] W\LD PREV5T ?IS ONCE !Y GOT >\ND TO BUILD+ IT & MEAN:ILE A MAJOR DISA/] WAS NO D\BT POSSIBLE BUT UNLIKELY4 ,!Y GRANT$ ,MR ,HILLMAN'S PREMISES1 BUT EXPLA9$ ONLY A FEW NAM$ ,LONDON DI/RICTS C\LD BE AFFECT$ ANYWAY -- DISA/R\SLY = ! LOCAL ,CONS]VATIVES1 AS ,HACKNEY WAS ONE ( !M4 ,EV5 ,ROZ1 :O LIV$ 9 ,HACKNEY1 PHON$ ME ANXI\SLY TO ASK IF %E %\LD GET \T ) H] DAURI] IS BUILT1 & ,ROZ LIV$ JU/ LONG 5\< TO SEE ! NEW ATTRACTION4 ,AS ,I DID NOT BY !N LIVE F> AWAY FROM IT1 %E CALL$ ON ME = TEA JU/ BE=E IT WAS COMPLET$ & LAU<+LY RECALL$ H] =M] FE>S4 0,Y\ W]E ALWAYS TOO DAMN CAUTI\S10 ,I REM>K$4 7,C7 ,COPYRIY #g1 #bag 3 ,*APT] #a -- ,ADD$4 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3 HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/