Eventually, Chinfree turned to Pete. “I gather you’ve recently been on active service with the navy. HMS Edinburgh?”
Pete had actually served 2021 mainly in His Majesty’s Prison, Edinburgh.
“I don’t like to talk about it, sir.”
“Quite understand, old boy. Bravo.”
Pete didn’t mind. He knew his chance would come when they did that daft arm-crossing thing at Auld Lang Syne. Sure enough, he left two wallets and a Rolex richer.