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food, but probably mostly by a couple of
parties which suddenly happened. I tis a
wonderful thing to be able to order
six double gins & 50 players - & only have
to pay 4/2. But during the day I mostly
drink lemon squashes & limes & tonics & so on.
We are now in the middle of a fierce
bridge match. Mac & I are playing the
two majors the best of 11 subbers, for
5/ - & 3d a 100. They thought they
were rather good & so we challenged
them. So far we 5 to 2 up on rubbers
& 11/6 in cash - & they are getting more
& more furious - & quarrel like hell & throw
the cards about & so on. They think they
are getting the worst of the cards, but
we do not let them get away with that
because it is not true. I told them
last night that either they had not
got card brains or else they were not
clever enough to be majors - which
did not help much - & then Rex sits