Are you going to give a speech?’ she asked gaily.He gave a choked laugh. ‘Of course not,’ he said. ‘Not for ages.”My cousin Davey gave one on his very first day!’ …’In the Lords, I remember. It was about how he didn’t like strawberry jam.”Be nice, Charles! It was a speech about fruit importation, which I admit devolved into something of a tirade.’ She couldn’t help but laugh. ‘Still, you could talk about something more important.”Than jam? Impossible. We mustn’t set the bar too high, Jane.

Are you going to give a speech?’ she asked gaily.He gave a choked laugh. ‘Of course not,’ he said. ‘Not for ages.”My cousin Davey gave one on his very first day!’ …’In the Lords, I remember. It was about how he didn’t like strawberry jam.”Be nice, Charles! It was a speech about fruit importation, which I admit devolved into something of a tirade.’ She couldn’t help but laugh. ‘Still, you could talk about something more important.”Than jam? Impossible. We mustn’t set the bar too high, Jane.

– Charles Finch –

The Fleet Street Murders

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