As he continues talking, I totter back into the bedroom suite and find the blue fish still floating in the loo. I count to threethen plunge my hand in, grab the fish, and, with a shudder, stuff it in my bag.
I wash my hands, then head out to see that Eric has taken over from nathanie
“From this adventure you'll see even more clearly that we at Blue Developments understand you and your concerns better even than you yourselves do,” he's saying. “You're not our customers... you're our partners in a perfect lifestyle.”
He lifts up his glass. “Enjoy your tours.” As he steps aside, a relieved babble of chatter and laughter breaks out.
I can see the woman in the white trouser suit grabbing three massive diamond rings back from her husband and pushing them back onto her fingers. 262 I wait a
