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'He said you said she said' — country chatter is exhausting

One of the best things about London is the gossip-free air

26 October 2013

9:00 AM

26 October 2013

9:00 AM

Speeding down the farm track from my little country retreat, I came across the gamekeeper in his Defender. I wound down my window. ‘Where are you off to in such a hurry?’ he asked, looking askance at the dust cloud and no doubt wondering whether I had collided with any of his pheasants.

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