Tuesday 23 December 2008

The art of being an English Gentleman (Part 3)

Up late, down to business early. Appropriate suit, turtle neck and stout brogues. It is two days before Christmas and barely a soul in the city stirs. Tube to town, into Simpsons on the Strand, full English, four rounds of toast (white), bottle of something fizzy & white. Cocktails in the Savoy, sprint to Covent Garden, buy flowers, diamonds and dreams. Return to Savoy, polish off three bottles of crispy. Find a girl, call her Jasmine, book a room, disappear with a flourish and return with a knowing grin... Happy Christmas!