“I asked, trying to understand what he was saying.“It was terrific, Nessa,” Adrian said, rocking on his heels. He was too excited to sit down. “Just wait—Duncan and Ginia will tell you. They will be here in a moment. They walk so slowly.”Adrian is six feet and five inches. To him, everyone walks slowly.“Nessa!” Virginia called from the hall.“She’s in here!” Adrian shouted back.“Nessa, you should have come!” Virginia said breathlessly, hurling herself onto the sofa. She looked manic, agitated. “I...t was amazing. No, only the first bit was amazing. After a while I think I started believing it, and the whole thing began to feel quite ordinary.”“Until Guy’s moustache started melting off,” Duncan said.“Guy who?” I asked, getting irritated.“Guy Ridley. You remember him, Nessa,” Adrian said. “He helped us the last time we did this in Cambridge, when we pretended to be in the court of the Sultan of Zanzibar.”It was an absurd stunt, and I remember Thoby being cross with him for doing it.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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