“Four would be rather a lot to look after her, don"t you think? She"s not the First Lady yet!”
“I thought the same, but they could be protecting her from herself. Has a risqué reputation around men, does our Francesca, and so I"m told a careful husband when it comes to a scandal. I would play her very carefully if I were you. Hubby has a predilection towards permanent elimination of any embarrassment. However, that"s only hearsay at this stage. One or two rumours sitting on certain desks of interested parties. We"re awaiting further instructions on that one!”
Political decisions not being my forte, I resisted commenting.
“You said some names were flagged, Fraser. Who are the others?”
“There"s an author from here, name of Butterfield, with left-wing associations. Nothing substantial but
