Ministry Business
From Blushes 20 Finally out of the frustrations of London’s traffic and onto the M1, the chauffeur breathed an almost audible sigh of relief and put his foot down. Only almost audible because a chauffeur in the Ministry was trained to be silent, virtually invisible. Almost a part of the vehicle itself. And in any case he was separated from the rear seat by a glass partition. The big black Daimler sped north. In the soft leather of that capacious rear seat Mr Strangeway put his papers away with a thoughtful ‘Hmmm’. Then put his hand on the thigh of his young (and female) companion. ‘Bloody bumph, Miss Wareham. But top secret bloody bumph of course. Now then where was it you said you were at? St Monica’s? And then Newley at Oxford?’ The young and female companion said ‘Yes sir.’ Hilary Wareham was 21 and only six months out of Oxford. Six months of basic training in the Ministry and now chosen by Mr Strangeway as his Personal As...