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Dedication

So it had come to this

The suspicions that would overwhelm him

It was going to be one of those days

‘I really have shocked myself’

Can we be absolutely certain that they can’t lip-read?

We never said a word about Jack

The evening ended, as it had begun, in silence

A great deal nearer than the Solway Firth

Those insidious doubts

Perhaps we have intruded enough

Staring at himself with astonishment

Not such a useless lump of a nun after all

‘Shame’

His night’s work is done

A serious mistake

‘A perfect memento’

That didn’t make Sir Gordon happy at all

It began to rain

A great deal of pain

He was gone

He might yet be able to save his fortune

‘Siobhan,’ said Sir Gordon, ‘you’re a genius.’

Flat, flat, flat

Back into the real world

An opportunity had been lost

He would need a long, hot bath

There was no chance

It’s wasted already

She is even more astonished

‘I do not listen to your calls. Ever.’

And felt an answering squeeze

What hope is there?

I hope we haven’t

Beyond Gravesend

Fred Upson went pale

What the letters SFN actually stood for

He rather liked bees

A thing that they had never done before

‘I can’t afford to get rid of him’

‘Decision time’

A magic moment

He didn’t think that problem would be any easier

Suddenly he was very sober

The Great Fire of Stoke

‘I’m so sorry’

‘For Jack’

A plan was beginning to take shape

He was fibrillating wildly

It has no future either

And went to bed

The message from his wife

‘Grief makes you very hungry’

No respecter of wealth

Scrambled eggs are his favourite

Acknowledgements

About the Author

Also by David Nobbs

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The Fall and Rise of Gordon Coppinger

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