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Her restraint in the face of his aunt's whi James would have lost his te when she left Danbury House at four in the afternoon

James watched from theas she strolled down the drive Her head was bobbing slightly fro that she was singing to herself Without thinking, he started to whistle

"What's that tune?"

He looked up His aunt was standing in the doorway of her drawing roo to which you'd want to know the words," he said with a rakish shty, then I certainly want to know it"

Jaatha, I didn't tell you the words when you caughtthat sailors' ditty when I elve, and I'm certainly not about to tell you the words to this one"

"Hmmph" She thumped her cane and turned around "Come and keep me company while I have tea"

Ja rooan, "I' to talk to you about your co to sound disinterested "Petite, blond"

Agatha sly, her pale blue eyes crafty as ever "Ah, so you noticed"

James pretended not to understand "That her hair is blond? It would be difficult to miss, Aunt"

"I meant that she is cute as a button and you know it"

"Miss Hotchkiss is certainly attractive," he said, "but--"

"But she isn't your sort of woet how you take your tea"

Ja "Milk, no sugar," he said suspiciously "And ould you think Miss Hotchkiss isn't ed delicately and poured "She has a rather understated elegance, after all"

James paused "I believe you may have just insulted me"

"Well, you must admit that other woman was a trifleah, shall we say" She handed him his tea "Overblown?"

"What other woman?"

"You know The one with the red hair and the " She lifted her hands to the level of her chest and started atha, she was an opera singer!"

"Well," she sniffed "You certainly shouldn't have introduced her todown the street at oing to insult me--"