‘What a way to celebrate your birthday!’

‘Your birthday? I never knew it was your birthday! Why didn’t you say something?’

Pauline Philbey snorted. ‘Is that some kind of joke, Harry Riddles? I – and you, for that matter – have been rather tied up, of late!’

‘Sorry Philbs. I didn’t think!’

Philbey and Riddles looked at each other as best they could – not an easy task when the two of them were tied hand and foot, back-to-back.

‘Well, birthdays are not something to celebrate at my age.’

‘Steady on, old girl!’

‘My point exactly – an old girl – a very old girl, in fact!’

‘But I don’t feel old! Not with all this excitement going o...

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