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Jane found herself blinking a lot and opening and closing her h she’d had the wind knocked out of her

"Are you serious?"

"Oh, yes, he reported to ularly We knew of your fascination with basketball and the New York Knickerbockers, and the rest was easy

"You are serious

"You are not the first to fall for Martin," Mrs Wattlesbrook said "He is very good"

"Yes Yes he is

"We do not run a brothel here, o that far I had to pull the plug on you then Martin said things were spicing up, hm?" Mrs Wattlesbrook smiled, and her eyes twinkled as if she enjoyed this part very h you are not our Ideal Client, we still ement possible for your comfort and entertainment, Miss Erstwhile"

"My na to take you to the airport, Jane Hayes I trust you are ready to get on your way

"I certainly am

"I hope I have not upset you," Mrs Wattlesbrook said with an innocent s each client with her perfect gentleman But one cannot anticipate a woman’s every fancy, and so our talent pool runs deep You understand?"

"Very deep indeed" Jane felt like a wo And as it turned out, bald-faced lies are, temporarily anyway, i to "

"Your…your article?" Mrs Wattlesbrook peered over her spectacles as if at a bug she would like to squash

"Meously, but also, she hoped, gracefully "Surely you knoork for a ht the story of my experience at Peraphic design to staff writer"

She had no intention of beco through her blood now ood jab before departure She was s back

Mrs Wattlesbrook twitched That was satisfying

"And I’m sure you realize that since I’reen doesn’t apply"

Mrs Wattlesbrook’s right eyebrow spasuessed that behind it ran her barrister’s phone number, which she would dial ASAP Jane, of course, had been lying again And wasn’t it fun!

Mrs Wattlesbrook appeared to be trying to"I did not know I would have