Tea, cake, whisky, cigarettes and cash
on Our Man in Hanoi (Vietnam), 16/Oct/2010 12:09, 34 days ago
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Opposite me on the table are three cylindrical pyramids each over two feet high. The first is made up of individually boxed slices of wedding cake.  The second of small, wrapped cartons of tea.  The third is made up of gifts we purchased following my wife’s own negotiations.  It’s a basket of cigarettes and whisky. [...]