There was one pair of boots in particular — a jolly, good-tempered, hearty-looking, pair of tops, that excited our warmest regard

Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic who still resists the idea that something drastic needs to happen for him to turn his life around.

Victor listened and smiled, teased and cat-and-moused me, but finally agreed to grounding my folly-in-the-air.

He walked behind a curtained doorway and returned first with a beautiful turban and a Bollywood-style Indo-Western suit with a matching pair of mojari shoes.