Journalism Is The Only Thinkable Alternative To

I Have Stood In A Bar In Lambourn And Been Offered, In The Space Of Five Minutes, A Poached Salmon, A Leg Of A Horse, A Free Trip To Chantilly, Marriage, A Large Unsolicited Loan, Ten Tips For A Ten-horse Race, Two Second-hand Cars, A Fight, And The Copyright To A Dying Jockey's Life Story.

I Was Under The Care Of A Couple Of Medical Students Who Couldn't Diagnose A Decapitation.

Although I Have To Admit I Have Despised A Couple Of People Simply Because They Have Never Had A Job In Their Lives.

It's One Thing To Ask Your Bank Manager For An Overdraft To Buy 500 Begonias For The Borders In Haslemere, But Quite Another To Seek Financial Succour To Avail Oneself Of The 5-2 They're Offering On Lie De Bourbon For The St Leger.

There's Nothing Undignified About Lying About All Day And Being Waited On By Servants, Sipping Bloody Champagne.