I was perhaps ineligible to play the part of the eighth, Mrs Ebury - and also to star as the central figure in the play, Maddie, the Secretary to a Select Committee, who first appears on stage wearing «a low cut,
sleeveless blouse, buttoned insecurely down the front; a
wrap - around skirt, quite short; underneath, suspenders, not tights, and a waist - slip which is also pretty, silk and lace, with a slit... the knickers ought to be remembered for their colour - perhaps white silk with red lace trimmings.»