You’re playing hookey for her? You met her, what, five minutes ago? And now she’s what? Your girlfriend? Did you give her your varsity jacket?

Trust was now a four-letter word.

I’ll call you tomorrow”. And just because I’m here now it does not mean if you ask me to stay I will.

Now don’t go thinking nice things about me. You’ll only be disappointed.

If I’m right,’ she said, ‘and you have all sorts of juicy information in that dossier of yours, you’ll know that I am an abnormally forgiving person, even of those who have used me and...