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Douglas Adams' Starship Titanic
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Nettie had been looking for Lucy and Dan all over the garden. 'May I join the funeral?' she said.Dan nodded and Nettie sat down on the other side of him. Lucy took her hand away from Dan's.'So,' Nettie began. 'I suppose this is going to be home from now on.''You look as if you've made yourself pretty much at home already,' remarked Lucy, who was still wearing her Earth clothes.'I thought I might as well start getting into the role,' laughed Nettie.'That is so sensible,' said Dan, to Lucy's intense annoyance.'Look I don't want to break you two up...' said Nettie, even more to Lucy's intense annoyance. 'but I've got something to tell you... Something I think you ought to know...'Nettie didn't quite know where to begin. 'It's about the rectory... your hotel...' she said.'It's sad to think we'll never be able to run it after all, Nettie,' Dan sighed into his wine.'You were never going to be able to run it,' replied Nettie.'What d'you mean?' Lucy was immediately on the defensive. What was Nettie implying? That they were incompetent or something?'I don't know whether I should tell you this now... maybe it's pointless... But on the other hand maybe it'll make you feel better...''What?' demanded Lucy. She had stood up and folded her arms, in her best courtroom 'How do you dare propose that?' posture.'Well...' said Nettie, 'Nigel was a shit - we all know that...''He was my best friend!' exclaimed Dan.'Yes... sure...' replied Nettie. 'But he was a shit.''You certainly let him treat you like shit!' retorted Lucy.'That's my problem,' replied Nettie. 'I'm crazy. But that doesn't mean I'm stupid. And although Nigel never discussed any of his business with me, I can tell you he didn't sell Top Ten Travel for anything like the amount he told you he had. That's why you could never get the documentation off him. He actually sold it for peanuts. You'd never have been able to pay off the rectory - let alone set up the hotel.'
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Douglas Adams' Starship Titanic
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Nettie had been looking for Lucy and Dan all over the garden. 'May I join the funeral?' she said.Dan nodded and Nettie sat down on the other side of him. Lucy took her hand away from Dan's.'So,' Nettie began. 'I suppose this is going to be home from now on.''You look as if you've made yourself pretty much at home already,' remarked Lucy, who was still wearing her Earth clothes.'I thought I might as well start getting into the role,' laughed Nettie.'That is so sensible,' said Dan, to Lucy's intense annoyance.'Look I don't want to break you two up...' said Nettie, even more to Lucy's intense annoyance. 'but I've got something to tell you... Something I think you ought to know...'Nettie didn't quite know where to begin. 'It's about the rectory... your hotel...' she said.'It's sad to think we'll never be able to run it after all, Nettie,' Dan sighed into his wine.'You were never going to be able to run it,' replied Nettie.'What d'you mean?' Lucy was immediately on the defensive. What was Nettie implying? That they were incompetent or something?'I don't know whether I should tell you this now... maybe it's pointless... But on the other hand maybe it'll make you feel better...''What?' demanded Lucy. She had stood up and folded her arms, in her best courtroom 'How do you dare propose that?' posture.'Well...' said Nettie, 'Nigel was a shit - we all know that...''He was my best friend!' exclaimed Dan.'Yes... sure...' replied Nettie. 'But he was a shit.''You certainly let him treat you like shit!' retorted Lucy.'That's my problem,' replied Nettie. 'I'm crazy. But that doesn't mean I'm stupid. And although Nigel never discussed any of his business with me, I can tell you he didn't sell Top Ten Travel for anything like the amount he told you he had. That's why you could never get the documentation off him. He actually sold it for peanuts. You'd never have been able to pay off the rectory - let alone set up the hotel.'
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