'Did he know about it?''No, of course not,' she said, shocked that he shouldthink such a thing, while recognising that he easily could. How is your little girl?''Not too bad. He had absolutely noclaims on her loyalty, no right to call on her kindness. Bloody Sandy'll want toplay tennis, and--''Tom, they're having an awful time at the moment.
''Oh, Alec, really. ''Yes, well, it's important you do the things you enjoy. 'She wondered what his reaction would have been, hadhe known part at least of her reason for doing what she had. Andit was true, of course, Octavia was somewhere in the wildsof the countryside, with this car racing day.
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