“Interested in him.” Could that have meant anything other than romantic interest? Maybe it was from a purely anthropological point of view—that Peggy was planning to make scientific field notes: A squat specimen, frequently observed making a twat of himself. Either way, Peggy had refused to answer the question, and Andrew had watched enough episodes of Newsnight to know this meant she was avoiding telling the truth. He only wished Imogen had gone full hostile BBC interviewer on her.

