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You're having tea with Graham Greene
You are having a meeting or interaction with Graham Greene.
In a colored costume of your choice
You are dressed in a colorful costume of your choice.
And you'll be held in high esteem
You will be highly respected or admired.
If you're seen in between
If you are seen mingling with others.
Stiffly holding umbrellas
You are formally holding umbrellas.
Catching the fellows making the toast
You observe others making toasts.
To the civil servant Carruthers
Reference to the civil servant Carruthers.
Making the others worser than most
Others are being made worse than most.
You're making small talk now with the Queen
You are engaging in casual conversation with the Queen.
And the elegant ladies in waiting
And with the elegant ladies waiting for the Queen.
You're very nervous they can all tell
You are visibly nervous, noticeable to others.
Pretty well they can tell
Others can discern your nervousness.
So save yourselves for the hounds of hell
Suggesting to save yourself from troubles.
They can have you all to themselves
Implies that challenges or difficulties await you.
Since the fashion now is to give away
Current trend is to give away things you cherish.
All the things you love so well
Sacrificing things you love is fashionable.
Welcome back to Chipping and Sodbury
Returning to Chipping and Sodbury, possibly a place or state of mind.
You can have another chance
You have another opportunity or chance.
It must all seem like second nature
Things might feel familiar or instinctive.
Chopping down the people where they stand
Suggests a ruthless act of destroying people in your way.
According to the latest score
Refers to a score or assessment of events.
Mr. Enoch Powell is falling star
Enoch Powell, a political figure, is losing influence.
So in future please bear in mind
Advice to be cautious and not see too far into the future.
Don't see clear don't see far
Being cautious about one's vision or understanding.
When the average social director
A person responsible for social activities makes a mistake.
Mistook a passenger for the conductor
A humorous incident where a passenger is mistaken for a conductor.
So shocking see the old Church of E
A surprising sight of the old Church of England.
Looking down on you and me
The church observes or judges both you and others.
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