Researching revelations

摘要

During those intellectual discussions that my secretary Sonia and I frequently enjoy while vainly waiting for the sight of a customer, we explore a diversity of subjects. The most popular topic of conversation seems to be Sonia's complicated love life. Naturally, this would be of no interest at all to readers of this magazine, but occasionally we do talk about more serious matters. In fact it is thanks to Sonia that I have learned some extraordinary inside information which is going to transform the fortunes of my business. It all started, when Sonia was doing some shopping in the town centre one day during her lunch break. While she was staring into the window of Dorothy Perkins trying to find something new to wear to impress her latest boyfriend, she was accosted by a nervous-looking woman clutching a clipboard. 'Do you have time to answer a few questions?' she asked politely.