Really? Please, do tell Bridget, what would have been a better gift for a singleton such as myself to have bought? Which self help book should I have invested in? Would I have been better served, perchance, if I had behaved in a fashion more reminiscent of Mr Darcy and instead of poor attempts at affection simply have repressed them entirely?
*mutters* Sideburns might have concealed some of the pock-marks.
I am so terribly sorry John, I had forgotten that a simple invitation to dinner would obviously be unworkable; the risk of being fatally assaulted by some small, innocuous insect is far too high.
Exactly; knowing my luck if I had invited a lady out to dinner, not only would wasps likely have turned up and thus caused me to humiliate myself in front of the woman, but my dinner companion would probably have turned out to be allergic to wasp stings too...
Oh fine, fine; he was upset about not being allowed to go on the march on Saturday, but Sally and I agreed that if he wants to go on a protest then he needs to fully understand both sides of the argument before he does and we didn't feel he was quite up to that yet. Instead he spent all day practicing his spells and ignoring me.
Oliver... didn't particularly want to talk about it. Jemima on the other hand threw things every time they showed the march on television and babbled in what I can only interpret as disgust at some of the people interviewed.
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Date: 2011-03-28 08:35 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2011-03-28 08:42 pm (UTC)Sideburns might have concealed some of the pock-marks.
I am so terribly sorry John, I had forgotten that a simple invitation to dinner would obviously be unworkable; the risk of being fatally assaulted by some small, innocuous insect is far too high.
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Date: 2011-03-28 08:47 pm (UTC)Still, none of that matters now.
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Date: 2011-03-28 08:52 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2011-03-28 08:58 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2011-03-28 09:00 pm (UTC)As much as I am loathe to admit it... they do, occasionally, stumble across a nugget... of truth.
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Date: 2011-03-28 09:03 pm (UTC)Yes, well, on this occasion they haven't stumbled across a nugget of truth.
...Fine, technically, they have - yes, she is leaving, but I did not have a great deal to do with it. It was her decision.
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Date: 2011-03-28 09:06 pm (UTC)*sips drink*
How's Freddie getting on?
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Date: 2011-03-28 09:11 pm (UTC)Oh fine, fine; he was upset about not being allowed to go on the march on Saturday, but Sally and I agreed that if he wants to go on a protest then he needs to fully understand both sides of the argument before he does and we didn't feel he was quite up to that yet. Instead he spent all day practicing his spells and ignoring me.
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Date: 2011-03-28 09:14 pm (UTC)Shame on you for stifling your son's political urges. What was Oliver's opinion of the whole business?
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Date: 2011-03-28 09:20 pm (UTC)Oliver... didn't particularly want to talk about it. Jemima on the other hand threw things every time they showed the march on television and babbled in what I can only interpret as disgust at some of the people interviewed.