Chapter 3
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The pub visit had been Mark’s idea. Mark Thompson was a junior who’d been with the band since the first day he stepped on campus. He’d worked his way through the instruments, mastering each, until the director appointed him drum major. He was her favorite student, the star pupil, and could do no wrong in Mrs. Canada’s eyes.
On their itinerary for tonight was a scheduled performance by the London Symphony Orchestra. All the students were expected to attend—the cost of the show constituted much of the fee they’d paid for the trip. But the pub was down the street from their hotel, and earlier in the day, Mark convinced Seth they should ditch the concert and party instead
Mark made the suggestion at lunch. Seth jumped at the chance. “I want to check out these British birds,” he said with a laugh. Then, sobering up, he looked across the table to his brother. Peter sat between Thad and Jamie, friends with both. “They still call them that, don’t they?”