‘Chilvers said you were going out.’
‘So I was — to Sloane Street. There’s a place there where they’ve got a perfectly wonderful new hip band.’
‘A hip band?’
‘Yes, Bill. H-I-P hip, B-A-N-D band ...‘.
Imagine my anticipatory excitement on reading this far. And my disappointment when Virginia continues:
‘... A band to confine the hips. You wear it next to the skin.... This hip band is made of red rubber and comes just above the knees, and it’s simply impossible to walk in it.’
Though on the other hand ... I await the fully illustrated edition.
