Q. May! pass on a tip to readers? The other
night my husband and I had some people to dinner. They were all delightful, but we had had enough of them at about 1.20 a.m. Clearly oblivious to our exhaustion, they carried on carousing with no sign of stopping. How did I encourage them to leave? I discreetly set the alarm on my mobile for five minutes hence, then hid it under a cushion. It was some time before the source of the mood-breaking electronic whine could he located by those sincerely searching for it, whose number did not include me. But once it was unearthed, I acted daft and expressed amazement that I could possibly have set an alarm for the 'middle of the night'. Our guests only needed this prompt to acquaint themselves with the lateness of the hour and they were soon on their way.
E.A.S., Swansea A. Thank you for this useful tip.
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