Lord Rokeby's Repast

An ongoing morality fable

Lord Rokeby’s Repast – 03

Oscar Wilde once said something good about being drunk.

Lord Rokeby’s Repast – 01

Ms Ophelia Tempanura (forty-something, but still petit and, she felt, eminenently manhandleable) returned from lunch to find everyone in the office murdered.

Lord Rokeby’s Repast – 02

Sitting behind his desk the Editor stared out into space, palms flat against the blotter. He still looks stern, thought Ophelia, but at least he isn’t shouting.

Lord Rokeby’s Repast – 04

– Good morning! You owe me forty quid in cab fares. Fancy some breakfast?