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‘A TYPICAL LARGE COUNTRY ESTATE IN 1961…’ Mulholland explained what was to be expected as they drove down to meet the trustees. ‘This is a big job, Ian probably the…
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‘THE ANGEL OF DEATH AND THE GRAVEYARD MEETING’ It was obligatory for each department to be aware of the contents of the obituary column of the Times newspaper every day….
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‘AN OLD ETONIAN’ One day, he fell into conversation with the old Etonian who had replaced him in the filing room; he had once been told Old Etonians were either…
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THE OLD AND ONLY WAY OF QUALIFYING Ian’s learning curve in Mulholland’s office was steep and exhausting. As the only junior in the Investment Department he was at the beck…