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www.xsz.twasin,allbecausecruhadgohisafteoo:
”thekettlesboilingitsheadoff.arentyouevergoingtokethattea”
”ing.”
shejerkedsoteaeasuringitintothebigsilverpot,p.
inthelibrary,adelefortesarydove.
”hisafteoon”
”ireallydontknoeinsotiago.ithinkspercivals.”
adelesaidpettishly,”iers,aopsisfortune.ghoulish,thatsicallit.absolutelyghoulish.”
ryrredtactfully,”illtellherthatteaisready.”
goiotherooelainesaid:
”itsld,”anddroppeddohefireplace,rubbingherhandsbeforetheblaze.
rystoodforantinthehall.alargetrayedoaryupthestaircaseandalongtherridor.
perrspercivallikedyoutotapondoors,afactpssofher.hervoicesaidbriskly:
”ein.”
ryopehedoorandrred:
”teaisjustingin,spercival.”
sheelhairat.
”ididntknoary.
spercivalsoundedslightlyoutofbreath.
”oh,iightbe.sobodystspeaktothegardenersaboutit,ssdove.”
”illdoso,”ryprosed.
jenniferfortescuedroppedheratonachairandfollo.sheary,aryssurprise,shenoticedthetrayofeatablesillthere.shetogoouttothepantryandcalltogladysescueappearedinthedoorofthelibrary,sayinginanirritablevoice:
”arentohaveanythifortea”
quicklyrypickedupthetrayandtookitintothelibrary,disposingthevariousthingsonloptytrayouttothehallagain.”hoouth.shesaidquietly:
”lafortescue”
”hielf.”
rypeeredbeyondhi
”yage”
”ivepaidoffthetaxi.thisisallivegot.”
hepiind,rysaid:
”oh,youdideinataxi.ithoughtperhapsyoudwalkedup.andyourwife”
hisfacesetinarathergriine.lancesaid:
”ing.atleast,notjustyet.”
”isee.ethisrfortescue.everyoneisinthelibrary,havingtea.”
shetookhiothelibrarydoorahihere.shethoughttoherselfthatlafortesyotherenthoughtso,too.
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”lance”
elainesroundhisnedhuggedhiaschoolgirlabandonthatlancefoundquitesurprising.
”hallo.hereia”
hedisengagedhielfgently.
”thisisjennifer”
jenniferfortesheagercuriosity.
”ifraidvalsbeeaiouakeahing.ofurseitallesonval.hehastoseetoeverything.youreallyhavenoideahrough.”
”itstbeterribleforyou,”saidlancegravely.
hetuedtotheanonthesofa,.
”ofurse,”criedjennifer,”youdontknowadele,doyou”
lanarkedherregnitionoftheentrytotheroofapersonablen.shesaidihick,softvoice:
”sitdoe,lan.”iogladyouvee,”sheaninthehouse.”
lancesaid:
”youstletdoeverythingitohelp.”
”youknoperhapsyoudontknohepolicehere.theythihink”shebrokeoffandcriedoutpassionately:”oh,itsawfulawful”
”iknopathetietatlondonairport.”
”thepolicetyou”
”yes.”
”didtheysay”
”eehadhappened.”
”heeone.ibelieve,ireallydobelievetheythinkitsoneofus.”
lancegaveherasuddenquicksle.
”thatstheirpigeon,”hesaidnsolingly.”itsnogoodourptiousteaitsalongtisinceiveseenagoodenglishtea.”
theothersfellinoodsoonenough.adelesaidsuddenly:
”butyotae”
”ivegotawife,yes.shesinlondon.”
”butarentyouhadntyoubetterbringherdownhere”
”plentyoftitokeplans,”saidlance.”patoh,patsquiteallrightwheresheis.”
elainesaidsharply:
”youdontanyoudontthink”
lancesaid
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