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Quickly I start to jot sos on a piece of paper This is s into a case This way, I won’t have any superfluous clothes, just the bareby pool (sunny)Outfit 2: Sitting by pool (cloudy)Outfit 3: Sitting by pool (botto by pool (sos in the hall, but I barely look up I can hear Suze talking excitedly -- then a moment later, she appears in the doorway, her face all pink and pleased

"Guess what?" she says "Guess what?"

"What?"

"Box Beautiful has sold out of my frames! They just phoned up to order some more!"

"Oh, Suze! That’s fantastic!" I shriek

"I know!" She co, and sort of dance about, before she realizes she’s holding a cigarette and is about to burn my hair

The araph fra four shops in London, and they’re doing really well! She’s been in loads of , because her frae is in purple tweed, and they coht turquoise tissue paper (I helped choose the exact color, by the way) She’s so successful, she doesn’t even ns to a little workshop in Kent, and they co your wardrobe out?" she says, taking a drag on her cigarette

"Yes," I say, brandishing ot it all sorted out Down to every last pair of socks"

"Well done!"

"And the only thing I need to buy," I add casually, "is a pair of lilac sandals"

"Lilac sandals?"

"Mmm?" I look up innocently "Yes I need some You know, just a nice cheap little pair to pull a couple of outfits together…"

"Oh right," says Suze, and pauses, frowning slightly "Bex… weren’t you talking about a pair of lilac sandals last week? Really expensive, from LK Bennett?"