Yet the salaryman may at last be learning to smile again.

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"I didn't enjoy it for a while but now I'm definitely playing with a smile on my face again, " said the 27-year-old who was an amazing 61 over par for 11 rounds up to and including the Open championship at St Andrews.

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When he spoke again, I could hear his smile.

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All in all, a happy California family, and if you expect to get a laugh, or even a fleeting smile, out of their wide range of dysfunctions, think again.

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Again, Foden's face cracks into a huge smile.

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"But since you guys arrived, " he told me with a smile, "we're able to enjoy THREE meals once again!"

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An air of insouciance distinguished his manner, was there again in the lazy saunter of his walk, in his smile.

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But in repeating this undertaking yet again in the House of Commons this week, not even Mr Blair could suppress a rueful smile.

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