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Water Issues
‘To what do I owe this pleasure?’ Karen said. ‘Are you drinking wine?’
Emily smiled. ‘I’m on my second glass.’
‘Good. I could do with a natter. David and his family are watching Polar Express for the nineteenth time, so you’ve given me a good excuse to sneak out to the kitchen and slug a couple of glasses of expensive port. How’s it going down there?’
‘I’m about to start a revolution.’
‘Huh. Going all Che Guevara on me are you?’
‘Perhaps not that intense. I’ve decided that Cottonwood will go to the Christmas Ball, one way or another. Moody hot Scrooges be damned.’
‘Wow, that must be exciting. A bit more than getting drunk and fat and watching Christmas telly.’
‘I thought you liked it over at David’s? You can come down and be my chief of staff if you like. I’ll need
