Fault Line - Retail
“Greville Lashley gave a eulogy that skirted adroitly round the specifics of his stepson’s death. From my place towards the rear, all I could see of Vivien was the back of her head. I didn’t see much more of her at the gathering afterwards, held in the function room at the White Hart. She knew I was there, of course. But we’d already said all there was to be said. I didn’t linger.
And then she was gone. To Egypt, to Cambridge, to places out of my reach. I soldiered on at Cornish China Clays, whe...re I got a crash course in computing and an insight into just how far behind the times Wren’s had really been. The takeover soon took effect. TO LET signs were up at Wren’s East Hill offices within weeks. Pete Newlove confounded his own pessimism by securing a clerical post at CCC and we had a drink at the General Wolfe to celebrate. He asked what I thought the chances were that I’d end up working at CCC after university. I put them at zero and he bet me five pounds I was wrong. I reckoned my money was safe.MoreLess
And then she was gone. To Egypt, to Cambridge, to places out of my reach. I soldiered on at Cornish China Clays, whe...re I got a crash course in computing and an insight into just how far behind the times Wren’s had really been. The takeover soon took effect. TO LET signs were up at Wren’s East Hill offices within weeks. Pete Newlove confounded his own pessimism by securing a clerical post at CCC and we had a drink at the General Wolfe to celebrate. He asked what I thought the chances were that I’d end up working at CCC after university. I put them at zero and he bet me five pounds I was wrong. I reckoned my money was safe.MoreLess
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