The Girl With Allure in Spades

Or, how I saved my friend from a bad marriage

Hooray for nightcaps (Photo by Dylan de Jonge on Unsplash)

In anticipation of a predicted heavy overnight frost, I was filling the old hot bag with water from the kettle, which was just off the boil. As I poured, I diverted the merest splash of hot water into my nightcap whisky, which stood on a table nearby. My plan was to lay the filled hot bag under the duvet, and then after I’d sipped my…