Daughters-in-Law
“The man who had preceded Luke in Charlotte’s life had worked in the City, on a busy and hugely successful trading floor, and his taste in holidays ran to Thailand and the Maldives, just as his leisure tastes had included cross-dressing and cocaine. His cocaine habit had, in fact, and finally, put Charlotte right off both him and drugs. She regarded herself as perfectly freethinking in all sorts of social areas, but she was very clear about drugs, and when Luke first asked her on a date she said... no, with a vehemence that took him aback.
“What d’you mean, no? Why d’you have to say no like that?” “Because I saw you,” Charlotte said, “I saw you last week, at Julia’s dinner party. I don’t want to have anything to do, again, with anyone who has their dinner off a mirror.” “It was just a line—” “People who do coke,” Charlotte said, interrupting, “are boring. Really, really dull. They’re either jittery because they’ve just had a fix, or jittery because they want one.MoreLess
“What d’you mean, no? Why d’you have to say no like that?” “Because I saw you,” Charlotte said, “I saw you last week, at Julia’s dinner party. I don’t want to have anything to do, again, with anyone who has their dinner off a mirror.” “It was just a line—” “People who do coke,” Charlotte said, interrupting, “are boring. Really, really dull. They’re either jittery because they’ve just had a fix, or jittery because they want one.MoreLess
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