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There was one Christmas in particular when Jeremy had organised a treasure hunt around the house. On Christmas Eve thirty or forty grown men and women searched for a collection of mundane household objects For example, there was a nail in a chandelier and a toothbrush in an arrangement of dried flowers. While all this feverish activity was going on, Jeremy stood in the middle of the room with a glass of champagne in one hand and a big smile on his face, refusing to tell us where he had hidden the lavatory brush.’ - Penelope Keith