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I’ve worked out how Melba is rude. She waits for the person she dislikes to finish speaking, and then – as if she hasn’t even noticed that they’ve been speaking – entirely changes the subject of the entire conversation. It’s a form of blanking that wouldn’t be out of place in a playground. She does it to me every time she’s at Clare’s, and it makes me feel rubbish. I’ve worked out how Melba is rude, but I haven’t worked out why.