“I wonder if you could help out an old friend of mine, Spencer? I"d do it myself but you know the man he needs an answer from personally. It would sound so much better coming from you.”
“Good evening Mathew, Commodore Spencer May here. Yes, that"s right, Prince Phillip will be here this coming weekend. You have got your ticket to the dinner, and you are bringing your father I hope. Congratulations, by the way, for your finish in the Around The Island Race back in June. Remarkable effort coming third in your class, sleek craft you and your father have there. Anyway, the thing is, I"m calling on behalf of a friend. Played cricket in The Parks for Cambridge, but nevertheless a top drawer chap with the highest credentials. An old army colleague of his has returned to England from Kenya, where
