Q. We had some people up from London for a very long weekend. We put on an extra-special do, costing a lot of money (even hiring an after-dinner concert pianist), all for the benefit of one particular couple. This was eight weeks ago yet — despite being of the age group who knows how to behave — they didn’t write a thank-you letter. My husband has been grumbling and I worry he might use this discourtesy to curtail any further entertaining on this scale. What should I do?
— C.P., Blakeney, Norfolk
A. Email the couple saying you found one of those annoying Missed Delivery cards, dated seven weeks ago, informing you that a ‘packet’ would be held at the local post office for 18 days. You missed the deadline, and it has been returned to the sender, with no identifying details held. You were not expecting any other deliveries so, as you have not heard from them since the weekend and the dates tie in, you have concluded the ‘packet’ may have been their thank-you letter — possibly enclosing photographs of the weekend.
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