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Gordon H writes

All is not lost. Yesterday I h'entertained a lady to dinner, and
whilst she was preparing the salad

That's an interesting value of 'entertained'! You entertained her to
dinner and she prepared it ;-)

No. She volunteered to bring along a side salad to accompany the
pasta bake which I cooked.

Dammit! I even washed up!
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Gordon H