“I cleared my diary and reallocated a few tasks to accommodate him. Dave had driven to Cambridge over the weekend, to look at Sophie’s room in the students’ quarters. He was a lot happier now that he knew where she’d be staying, and told us all what a smashing place it was. Expecting displays of enthusiasm from him is normally like expecting impartial advice from your bank manager, but today he was full of it. I decided to attempt to harness the quality.
“And I’ve a special little job for you, Sunshine,” I told him.
“Like what?” he asked. From him, that’s eager.
“One I wouldn’t trust to anybody else.”
“I’ll think about it.”
“Good. I want you to go to Boots and buy one hundred condoms.”
“A hundred condoms!”
“That’s right. You can put them on your expenses.”
“You want me to buy a hundred French letters and put them on my expenses?”
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