She Had Never Been A Proficient Flirt.

But They Had Also Settled Into The Maddening Familiarity Of Friendship; Maddening For Her At Least.

When I Was An Actor, I Worked With Lots Of Men Who Had A Bit Of Success Early On, Who Were Very Good Looking, Who Suddenly Made A Bit Of Money And Who Felt No Embarrassment - And Nor Should They Have Done - About Having A Good Time.

He's Wearing His Official University Sweatshirt Again, Which Puzzles Me A Little. I Mean I'd Sort Of Understand It More If It Said Yale Or Harvard Or Something, Because Then It Would Be A Fashion Choice. But Why Advertise The Fact That You're At A University To All The Other People Who Are At The University With You?

The Fact Was I Loved My Wife To A Degree That I Found Impossible To Express, And So Rarely Did.

For His Thirtieth Birthday He Had Filled A Whole Night-club Off Regent Street; People Had Been Queuing On The Pavement To Get In. The Sim Card Of His Mobile Phone In His Pocket Was Overflowing With Telephone Numbers Of All The Hundreds Of People He Had Met In The Last Ten Years, And Yet The Only Person He Had Ever Wanted To Talk To In All That Time Was Standing Now In The Very Next Room.