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satfroustleaveanoteforjoan
butustbesothingthatjoaneannothingtoanyonehenote
andreallythatpossibleinthekindofthrillerthatboblikedreadingtofilluphissparents,youleftakindofeonebutheuldntevenbegintothinkofaandinanyonsensepersonheisdottedandthetscrossedbeforeshenoticedanythingatall
thenhisbrojoanleaveanordinaryeverydaynotethenleaveassageeoneelsetobegiventojoaninengland
heerapidly:
dearjoan,
droppedintoaskifyoud,youllprobablybedeadtotheorrotheclub
yours,
bob
aessagetoleaveforasisterthatheghtneverseeagainbutinsooreustntbeinvolvedinanyfunnybusiness,stntevenknoulateherprotectionhefactthatsheclearlyknehing
andthenoteplishadualpurposeitthathe,bob,hadnoplanfordeparturehielf
hethoughtforanuteortberofthebritisheassypresentlyheundson,thethirdsecretary,afriendofhis
”johnbobraeetsoportantbarrassedugh”sheseofthissabittricky”
edndsonsvoice,soundingslightlystuffedshirtanddisapproving,said,”really,bob,youandyourgirlsallright,2oclockdoyou”andrangoffbobheardthelittleechoingclickaseningin,replacedthereceiver
goodoldedndsonsinathadbeentapped,bobandjohnedndsonhadeantsothingurgentandiortant
edndsonupinhisthatjoandidntkno,itportantgoingbythelongsearoutejoanandjenniferetherevolutionostightbothbedeadheundsonenough,butnottooch
bobtookalastlookroundtherooitlookedexactlythesa,peaceful,untidy,dostictheonlythingaddedlessnotetojoanheproppedituponthetableandouttherehelongrridor
ii
theanintherooexttothatothebalnythereirrorinherhand
shehadgoneoutonthebalnyoriginallytoexanerecloselyasinglehairthathadtheaudacitytospringuponherchinshedealtinutescrutinyintheclearsunlight
itethingelsetheangleatirrorirrorofthehangingnexttohers,andinthatrrorshesaandoingsothingverycurious
sootionless,byansofthedoublereflection
ifhehadtuedhishead,heghthaveirrorintheirror,buthe
once,itrue,hedidlookupsuddenlytohesincetherehingtoseethere,heloweredhisheadagain
theanontspauseheovedoutofherlineofvisionbutsheuldjusthearenoughtorealizethatheakingatelephonecallsheuldntquitecatchitsoundedlightheartedcasualthensheheardthedoorclose
theaninutesthensheopenedherdooratthefarendofthepassageanarabhafeatherdusterhetuedtheer,outofsight
theanslippedquiitallknifedidthejobquicklyandexpertly
shein,pushingthedoortobehindhershepickedupthenotetheflaphadonlybeenstuckdolyandopenedeasilyshereadthenote,froionthere
shesealeditup,putitback,and
there,theterracebelow
oneinandingadecided,didacticvoice,fullyassuredofitself
shedartedtothewindow
belopaniedbyherdaughterjennifer,apalesolidthebritishnsulatejustentshehadetoke
”butitsabsurdineverheardsuchnonsenseeverythingsperfectlyquiethereandeveryonequitepleasantithinkitsallalotofpanickyfuss”
”rssutcliffe,ainlyhopesobuthefeelsthattheresponsibilityissuch”
ssutbassadors
”yarrangentsandbeflooenglandinthissillyflurry”
theunhappylookingnsaidenuraginglythatssutcliffeandherdaughteruldbeflotoengland,buttoadenandcatchtheirboatthere
”hourbaggage”
”yes,yes,thatcanbearrangedivegotacaringhastationhingrightaway”
”oh,rssutcliffecapitulated”isupposeterpack”
”atonind”
theaninthebedrooreookaquickglanceattheaddressonaluggagelabelononeofthesuitcasesth
... </P></TD>
satfroustleaveanoteforjoan
butustbesothingthatjoaneannothingtoanyonehenote
andreallythatpossibleinthekindofthrillerthatboblikedreadingtofilluphissparents,youleftakindofeonebutheuldntevenbegintothinkofaandinanyonsensepersonheisdottedandthetscrossedbeforeshenoticedanythingatall
thenhisbrojoanleaveanordinaryeverydaynotethenleaveassageeoneelsetobegiventojoaninengland
heerapidly:
dearjoan,
droppedintoaskifyoud,youllprobablybedeadtotheorrotheclub
yours,
bob
aessagetoleaveforasisterthatheghtneverseeagainbutinsooreustntbeinvolvedinanyfunnybusiness,stntevenknoulateherprotectionhefactthatsheclearlyknehing
andthenoteplishadualpurposeitthathe,bob,hadnoplanfordeparturehielf
hethoughtforanuteortberofthebritisheassypresentlyheundson,thethirdsecretary,afriendofhis
”johnbobraeetsoportantbarrassedugh”sheseofthissabittricky”
edndsonsvoice,soundingslightlystuffedshirtanddisapproving,said,”really,bob,youandyourgirlsallright,2oclockdoyou”andrangoffbobheardthelittleechoingclickaseningin,replacedthereceiver
goodoldedndsonsinathadbeentapped,bobandjohnedndsonhadeantsothingurgentandiortant
edndsonupinhisthatjoandidntkno,itportantgoingbythelongsearoutejoanandjenniferetherevolutionostightbothbedeadheundsonenough,butnottooch
bobtookalastlookroundtherooitlookedexactlythesa,peaceful,untidy,dostictheonlythingaddedlessnotetojoanheproppedituponthetableandouttherehelongrridor
ii
theanintherooexttothatothebalnythereirrorinherhand
shehadgoneoutonthebalnyoriginallytoexanerecloselyasinglehairthathadtheaudacitytospringuponherchinshedealtinutescrutinyintheclearsunlight
itethingelsetheangleatirrorirrorofthehangingnexttohers,andinthatrrorshesaandoingsothingverycurious
sootionless,byansofthedoublereflection
ifhehadtuedhishead,heghthaveirrorintheirror,buthe
once,itrue,hedidlookupsuddenlytohesincetherehingtoseethere,heloweredhisheadagain
theanontspauseheovedoutofherlineofvisionbutsheuldjusthearenoughtorealizethatheakingatelephonecallsheuldntquitecatchitsoundedlightheartedcasualthensheheardthedoorclose
theaninutesthensheopenedherdooratthefarendofthepassageanarabhafeatherdusterhetuedtheer,outofsight
theanslippedquiitallknifedidthejobquicklyandexpertly
shein,pushingthedoortobehindhershepickedupthenotetheflaphadonlybeenstuckdolyandopenedeasilyshereadthenote,froionthere
shesealeditup,putitback,and
there,theterracebelow
oneinandingadecided,didacticvoice,fullyassuredofitself
shedartedtothewindow
belopaniedbyherdaughterjennifer,apalesolidthebritishnsulatejustentshehadetoke
”butitsabsurdineverheardsuchnonsenseeverythingsperfectlyquiethereandeveryonequitepleasantithinkitsallalotofpanickyfuss”
”rssutcliffe,ainlyhopesobuthefeelsthattheresponsibilityissuch”
ssutbassadors
”yarrangentsandbeflooenglandinthissillyflurry”
theunhappylookingnsaidenuraginglythatssutcliffeandherdaughteruldbeflotoengland,buttoadenandcatchtheirboatthere
”hourbaggage”
”yes,yes,thatcanbearrangedivegotacaringhastationhingrightaway”
”oh,rssutcliffecapitulated”isupposeterpack”
”atonind”
theaninthebedrooreookaquickglanceattheaddressonaluggagelabelononeofthesuitcasesth
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