here is an imaginary phone call to Boris
on this very subject
Boris: hello -salve, quis vocat?
Caller unuintelligible
Boris: Mrs who? I am terribly bad with names and who has done what
Caller - more unintelligible
Boris - my party - you would like to join my party
Boris doubtfully ( dubitendo or something) - chequers this week end? It is a rather expensive party - but you meet nice people who are going to go into the Lords
Caller meep meep meep etc
Boris Oh you are the widow of Gen Tarquin ponsonby goodbody smYthe? Tremendous fellow, I met somewhere - - yes yes at a funeral
Boris oh at HIS funeral - yes of course - de mortuis and all that
Boris - oh thank you thank you - £10 000? can you make it out to ...Carrie. No not Corrie that it somewhere "up north and all" as they say....
and the carousel wheels on