Miercoles 18 de Marzo 2015
The late Jeremy Flint was the archetypal English gentleman.
He was selected by the British Bridge League to represent Great Britain in the 1987 championships that were staged in Ocho Rios, Jamaica.
Upon receipt of the official letter of invitation he telephoned the Secretary, Anna Gudge, and informed her that his acceptance was conditional upon his being assured that he would have a room with a bath and not a shower.
After a series of telexes Anna finally obtained a 100% assurance that he would get what he required.
She telephoned Jeremy to tell him the news.
He thanked her and confirmed that on that basis he was delighted to accept the invitation to represent Great Britain.
Plucking up courage Anna politely enquired if he could tell her why the provision of a bath was so important.
‘My dear’, answered Jeremy, ‘Its quite simple. It is completely impossible to smoke a cigar in the shower!’