“Oh my God, Poppy, why on earth didn’t you stop him – snatch his notebook from him, get Morgan or something?’ Daisy, half dressed, stared at her sister in horror.‘He didn’t have a notebook; he just dictated it through on the telephone – the fellow at the other end wanted to spell your name with a z.’ Poppy started to laugh. ‘In any case, how could I stop him? I was in the lav, remember? He was out of the front door before I even flushed it.’‘Oh my God,’ said Daisy again. She pulled on her other ...stocking and buttoned the straps of her low-heeled shoes. ‘I must get down and look at the papers before anyone else. What paper was it?’‘Dunno,’ said Poppy. ‘He asked the exchange for some number in Fleet Street. Wouldn’t be The Times, I’d say, and that’s the only paper that Father ever reads – and he cancelled that in one of his economy fits.’‘What about Jack? And Elaine? Don’t you remember what Father said about no mentions in gossip columns?’ Daisy gave herself a quick glance in the mirror.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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