there was an impressive five minutes from a young man called marcus , but we did question afterwards whether he was indeed that good or whether we were just grateful to be rid of colin . `` but you must be ready to get rid of extra wardrobe items . if you are too stupid to protect yourself your friends are going to do it for you . happily ever after , i think , does n't exist . i guess that 's the danger with firsts-you lose all sense of proportion . that was where the fleas came in . 