Take No Farewell - Retail
“‘Mr Staddon! We weren’t expecting you today.’ ‘Change of plan, Reg.’ ‘Didn’t you speak of a New Year’s Eve party at your father-in-law’s?’ ‘Indeed I did.’ ‘I trust it went well.’ ‘Probably.’ I moved hurriedly towards the sanctuary of my office. ‘Giles in yet?’ ‘Rather early for Mr Newsom, I’m afraid.’ ‘Well, when he does arrive, send him straight in.’ ‘Very good, sir.’ Then, at last, my office door was safely closed behind me. I hung up my coat and hat and moved to my desk. As I sat down, I not...iced that Reg had already, with typical efficiency, renewed my R.I.B.A. calendar. Nineteen-twenty-four had commenced and could no longer be ignored. I had tried to outrun it – driving like a madman through the night to Brighton, walking myself to a standstill along the beach as the waves crashed blindly about me, staring up malevolently at the revellers on the pier – but inevitability holds the power to defeat all resistance, to sweep before it every device and delay we care to construct.MoreLess
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