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TWO FRIENDS FALL UNDER THE SPELL OF A NEW YORK BEAUTY – WITH AN UNEXPECTED OUTCOME. A CASUAL REMARK IS TAKEN SERIOUSLY BY A CHINESE SCULPTOR, AND THE BRITISH AMBASSADOR BECOMES THE OWNER OF A PRICELESS WORK OF ART . AN INSURANCE CLAIMS ADVISER HAS A MOST SURPRISING ENCOUNTER ON THE TRAIN HOME TO SEVENOAKS. THIS MARVELLOUS COLLECTION OF TWELVE STORIES ENDS WITH A HAUNTINGLY WRITTEN, ATMOSPHERIC ACCOUNT OF TWO UNDERGRADUATES AT OXFORD IN THE 1930S, A TALE OF BITTER RIVALRY THAT ENDS IN A MEMORABLE LOVE STORY.