Gone was his easy-going, happy-go-lucky approach to life. He was moody, bitter and increasingly short-tempered. An added blow to his pride was the fact that the understudy, who had taken over his part in the theatre, had proved to be such a good actor that it had been decided to keep him on in the role. George was offered an understudy part; when he turned it down his contract was terminated. Christabel suspected the decision had been made by Alex but she said nothing. She’d neither seen nor spoken to him since their weekend in Liverpool. When she had gone round to his flat the following evening she’d found that the locks had been changed and she was unable to get in. Two days later a courier had arrived with all her belongings; she’d looked in vain to see if there was a note inside from Alex, but there wasn’t one. Now that George was home Christabel felt as if she was living under a cloud that was becoming ever darker. Invariably, he was under the influence of alcohol and his mood was morose and argumentative.
