The Labour politician, Tom Driberg, himself a reckless soul, was even advising Thorpe to be a touch more discreet after hearing gossip about him from rent boys that both men used.
The rumors surfaced publicly this month when the newsweekly Express cited a senior French official as saying that Mr. Chirac wore a discreet plastic hearing device in his left ear.
The tables, set with glasses and dishes that live up to Sweden's reputation for design, are closely spaced; in New York you would be deafened by your neighbors' conversation, but the Swedes next to you are so discreet you barely hear them.
Age aside, all hearing aid wearers are looking for discreet, convenient and connected solutions that encapsulate the best sound quality.
But Mr Sherwood said: "The tailors were so discreet, nobody would have heard anything from them".
As the waitress withdraws, I wait to hear the discreet thump-thump of the lake steamer which, like clockwork, too, passes several times a day in lordly navigation -- for me, the chief of all the delights of this delightful hotel.
You won't hear the discreet whispers and giggles from students as they show each other the sext messages they just received on their phones.
Action on Hearing Loss, the charity behind this campaign, has a good guide on its website about the different types available, some of which are very discreet.
Nonobviousness is pretty discreet.
[She has a boyfriend, too, about whom she remains quite properly discreet.] I can hear my mother in the background: you're not the important thing here, Stella.
