Chapter 31
Larry’s campaign continued. He got a small piece into a society gossip column about David buying his "historian girlfriend" a new biography of Disraeli.
"I’m not studying Disraeli," I pointed out to Larry in the office the next day.
"No matter. It adds an intellectual angle to the two of you. And the publisher’s a mate, so he appreciates the plug."
After this, it was impossible to ever read a newspaper without wondering about the agenda behind every story.
Then my bar job presented a problem. Larry tactfully phrased it as being "too exposed" for me, but I guessed what he was really concerned about was having the word "barmaid" attached to his client. Or "cocktail waitress". I was reluctant to give up working there, because I enjoyed it and the money was useful.
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