Page 191 - Bridget Jones's Diary - by Helen FIELDING

deal with it out there. Daniel has announced his engagement to the giantess.

Sales reps who I didn't think even knew about our affair keep ringing up to
congratulate me and I have to explain that actually he has got engaged to
someone else. I keep remembering how romantic it was when we started and it
was all secret computer messages and trysts in the lift. I heard Daniel on the
phone arranging to meet Pukey tonight and he said in a topsy-bunny voice, 'Not
too bad . . . so far,' and I knew he was talking about my reaction, as if I were an
emotionally unbalanced ex-wife or something. Am seriously considering face-

lift.

Tuesday 8 August

9st, alcohol units 7 (har har), cigarettes 29 (tee hee), calories 5 million, negative
thoughts 0, thoughts, general 0.

Just called Jude. I told her a bit about the tragedy with Daniel and she was
horrified, immediately declared a state of emergency and said she would call
Sharon and fix for us all to meet at nine. She couldn't come till then because she
was meeting Vile Richard, who'd at last agreed to come to Relationship
Counseling with her.

2 a.m. Gor es wor blurry goofun tonight though. Ooof. Tumbled over.