Marlon Brando

One evening, I was enjoying a John le Carré novel and a glass of Bordeaux when the phone rang. It was 11:30 in the evening and I knew, given that was the time my (Interview) television show concluded, that it was likely a viewer wanting to comment on the show. I let the answering machine (pre-voicemail) take the call and continued reading.As it was with answering machines of the time, one could hear the cassette turning as it played the outgoing message. Then, a click and the other cassette

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