We helped co- host and hostess for one another when necessary.

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The host or hostess of the party has gotten excited about something and decided to open his or her home to a lot of people, or maybe spend the money to rent a nice location.

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Nevertheless, as I walk through the corridors of business organizations, enter meetings that are about to begin, embark on various modes of transportation and even engage with the host or hostess in a restaurant, I rarely see people smiling.

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Minutes later, Mr and Mrs Clarke arrived for the dinner party and discovered their hostess was dead and their host in handcuffs.

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