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" Jordana is in the umpire's highchair.
I walk under the rugby posts and on to the tennis courts, stopping a few metres in front of her, in the service box.
Her legs are crossed.
I wait for her to speak.
'I have two special skills,' she says.
She pulls a sheaf of papers from under her bum. I recognize the font and the text boxes. It's my pamphlet.
'Blackmail,' she says.
She holds up her Zippo in the other hand. I can tell that she has been practising this.
'And pyromania.'
I am impressed that Jordana knows this word.
'Right,' I say.
'I'm going to blackmail you, Ol.'
I feel powerless. She is in a throne.
'Okay,' I say. "

Joe Dunthorne , Submarine


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Joe Dunthorne quote : Jordana is in the umpire's highchair.<br />I walk under the rugby posts and on to the tennis courts, stopping a few metres in front of her, in the service box.<br />Her legs are crossed.<br />I wait for her to speak.<br />'I have two special skills,' she says.<br />She pulls a sheaf of papers from under her bum. I recognize the font and the text boxes. It's my pamphlet.<br />'Blackmail,' she says.<br />She holds up her Zippo in the other hand. I can tell that she has been practising this.<br />'And pyromania.'<br />I am impressed that Jordana knows this word.<br />'Right,' I say.<br />'I'm going to blackmail you, Ol.'<br />I feel powerless. She is in a throne.<br />'Okay,' I say.