It's nine o'clock on a beautiful Friday evening in Leith, but the joint isn't jumping. |
As this tale opens, the 32-year old Leith, a decorated British army officer, is going by train to a provincial posting in occupied Japan. |
If I fail, well, I've kept my hand in with the day job and it'll be back to selling whisky down at Leith. |
Much-too-tall Roddy Martine, the boulevardier of Leith Walk, lost an expensive new coat he'd bought while in New York for Tartan Day. |
I ran down to the port at Leith, which has all been yuppified and is pretty nice, and just explored around there. |
That he will once again be subjected to a hostile reception in Leith proves that this is not the case. |