Much of the grunt work of instructing The Programme’s lawyers fell to George Cohen, back in command of the accounts, closest to the financial reality that awaited them if their fortunes did not take a sudden turn for the better. The South Kensington flat had been sublet for its income: on her return to London, Gloria moved into Chesterfield Gardens; there was plenty of room -so many London loyalists had been moved to the States in the aftermath of the failed revolt, there were few new recruits now.
Since he had moved out of South Kensington, George had been living in one of the back rooms of his office, effectively camping. He too had moved into the Chapter, abandoning his independent life. Father George, they called him now, except for the new lawyers who called him Mr Cohen; George, Naa
