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"You may as well have the full English breakfast while you're at it," she suggested.
"Fine, the full English breakfast," said Da
"Tea or coffee?"
"Yes, coffee would be great," he said, aware that it was going to take him a little time to become used to being given whatever he asked for. He found a seat at a table in the corner. He picked up the bottle of HP sauce and shook an amount onto the side of the plate that Nick would have approved of. He then opened his paper and turned to the business pages. Look like Nick, talk like Nick, think like Da
Internet companies were still falling by the wayside as their owners discovered that the meek rarely inherit the earth. By the time Da
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"Munro, Munro and Carmichael," a
"Mr. Munro, please," said Nick.
"Which Mr. Munro?"
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"Who shall I say is calling?"
"Nicholas Moncrieff."
"I'll put you straight through, sir."
"Thank you."
"Good morning, Sir Nicholas," said the next lilting voice Da
"Good morning, Mr. Munro." Da
"Of course, Sir Nicholas. Would ten o'clock suit you?"
"Admirably," said Da
"Then I'll look forward to seeing you here in my office at ten o'clock tomorrow morning."
"Goodbye, Mr. Munro," said Da
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The train pulled slowly out of the station, and Da
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"Tickets please."
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"But I was-" began Da
"Eighty-four pounds."
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"Thank you, sir," he said after he'd issued Da
"Will you be having lunch today, sir?"
Once again, simply because of his dress and accent. "Yes," said Da
"The dining car is a couple of carriages forward. They'll begin serving in about half an hour."
"I'm grateful." Another of Nick's expressions.
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"The pâté," Da
"And for pudding?"
Nick had taught him that you should never order all three courses at once. "I'll think about it," said Da
"Of course, sir."
By the time Da
According to Nick's diary, Mr. Munro believed that if the estate in Scotland and the London house were placed on the market, they would fetch handsome sums, although he had cautioned that it could be several months before a sale was completed. Da
He returned to his seat, and began to give some thought to his meeting with Munro the following morning. When the train stopped at Newcastle upon Tyne, Da
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