Have you ever had one of those hangovers that seem wholly disproportionate to your

[Burney]

Wht was the extent of your consumption then?

Oddly, I awoke at 4 a.m. with the banging head and the dry mouth, but it had gone by 6. I'd only drank a bottle of porter and one of wine. Possibly one and a half of wine.

Well, as I’m not working today, I thought I’d push the boat out and have a bottle and a half rather than my customary bottle. But it’s only a 12 per center, so why am I now sitting in a pub two thirds of the way through my second pint still feeling rough? Hmmm?