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The shipping-line woman sniffed. “The staff are professionals. They don’t have a vote in discipline.”

She wasn’t even a member. Her grandfather had been. When he died the previous spring, he’d left her his legacy membership—paid up for 62 years. “For the squash courts,” his note said. “And the ghosts.” scc jury duty

“The waiter. Did anyone ask him how he felt? Or do we only care about the club’s feelings?” The shipping-line woman sniffed

The accused was one Reginald “Reggie” St. Clair. Offence: bringing the club into disrepute. The evidence: a video of Reggie, drunk at the annual Black & White Ball, shouting that the club’s crab curry was “a disgrace to Peranakan cuisine” and then attempting to return half-eaten chili crab to the kitchen via a waiter’s tray. Her grandfather had been

The brigadier leaned forward. “This isn’t MasterChef , St. Clair. You insulted a dish that has been served here since 1954. Mrs. D’Cruz from the kitchen committee cried.”