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Dedication
For
Charlotte & Alan
Eileen & Colin
Kay & Keith
and
James
Tony Sharp
C
O M M A N D
P E R F O R M A N C E S
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First Published (2015)
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PART ONE
OCCUPATIONAL HAZARDS
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MONDAY 6 SEPTEMBER 1948
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TUESDAY 7 SEPTEMBER 1948
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on with Fay. She saw his eyes harden, but she still pursued the
matter.
Jack, its not exactly a secret that you two are having an
affair. After all, women talk.
Too damned much, he observed caustically.
She tasted her drink again. Would you marry Fay if she
was free?
Randall held her probing stare. You wont get an answer
to that question.
I didnt think I would. Wry smile fading, her expression
grew sombre. Would you marry someone you didnt love?
No, I wouldnt, as Id only be postponing an inevitable
break-up.
She put down her glass, and stared at her engagement
ring. Thats what Ive been thinking too. I cant see it
working between Andy and me. I really cant see us happily
married.
Then dont do it. As they say, there are plenty of fish in
the sea, and youre attractive enough to hook them.
Her eyes lit up at the compliment. Then she sank the
remains of her drink, and produced a perplexing smile. I
heard that you paint in your spare time, Jack. Do you paint
women?
I have done on occasion.
Have you painted Fay?
He nodded cautiously.
She was about to pose another question, when a womans
voice called her name. Wendy waved back at her friend, who
was standing by the entry door to the bar. She collected her
handbag and stood.
We must talk again, Jack.
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