Morgan didn’t drink, but Morgana owned an extensive wine cellar and knew all the right terms of a vinophile.

Smith, pseudonym for freelance writer Evadne Price, obtained the war journal of a V.A.D. by the name of Winifred Young, who had turned over the diary with the stipulation that Price remain faithful to the tone.

It led to some rather incredible and colourful claims in the submission by the union that the employers had ratfinked on previous agreements.

He doesn't want to go out on a limb, but he really should give it a try.