Grandfather's Things

Stephen		I was just sorting through my grandfather's old
		hairdriers the other day, when I came across this,
		wedged in the filter of an old Pifco Easy Tress
		Ultramatic.

	Holds up a small piece of paper.

		It's a letter addressed to my grandfather from
		the then Minister of Housing, Ernest Dalloway,
		later of course Lord Dalloway of Spalding. I'll
		read it to you, if I may. "Your letter to the Home
		Secretary has been passed on to me, as Minister in
		charge of urban development. I dream of covering
		your upturned face with a thousand burning
		kisses ..." and there's a bit more like that ...
		but, oh yes here we are ... this is the good bit,
		"I would direct your attention to Section 17 of the
		Housing Act (Urban) 1916, paragraph 5: "Where
		a local authority has given no other sanction," you
		furious ball of shining beauty, blah, blah blah, "the
		entitlement to grants under the scheme will come
		mandatorily into operation," please, please let me
		stroke your thigh. I hope this answers your enquiry
		in the matter of 14 Stanshall Avenue, I yearn to
		drink clarifed butter from your armpits, etc etc
		etc Ernest Dalloway." Fascinating little glimpse of
		history, there, I think.