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“Please,” the woman said to Anna “Don’t leave me to drink alone with a Catholic My liver can’t take it”

“Thank you, but—”

“What about you, Hank? I’ve heard you can put down a few drinks” She punctuated this with a swig fro

“I’ out to shake the woman’s hand “I love your dress”

“Thank you I aan,” the wo for money”

“Nice to meet you, Tilly,” Anna said “I’m sorry, but I don’t drink”

“God, save me from teet a group of Anglicans and Catholics trying to beat each other to the bottoan,” Father Michel said “I’ve never lican that could keep up with ht?” It took Anna a eneral of the United Nations

Cortez shook his head and feigned a wounded look without losing his ever-present toothy grin “Mrs Fagan, I’eneral’s faith and trust in le most important event in human history since the death of our Lord”

Tilly snorted “You mean his faith and trust in the hundred million voters you can throw his way in June”

“Ma’a to look at Tilly’s face for the first ti chilled the air between thene”

“Oh, not nearly enough”

Father Michel charged in to the rescue, taking Tilly’s hand and saying, “I think our dear secretary-general is probably even n contributions Though that does make this the most expensive cruise in history, for you”

Tilly snorted and looked away fro afford it”

The obscenity created an aard silence for a few etic smile She smiled back, so far out of her depth that she’d abandoned trying to keep up

“What’s he getting with the attention at anyone other than herself “These artists and writers and actors Howto the table? Do they even vote?”

“It’s sy on a well-practiced expression of thoughtfulness “We are all of hureat question of our tiether before that overwhel?”