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Natalie Spencer was finding life full of interest that winter Now and

then she read the headings in the newspapers, not because she was really

interested, but that she ht say, at the dinner-party which was to her

the proper end of a perfect day: "What do you think of Turkey declaring her independence?"

Or: "I see we have taken the Etoile Wood"

Clayton had overheard her more than once, and had marveled at the

dexterity hich, these leaders thrown out, she was able to avoid

corossed her She was seeing a great deal of Rodney,

too, and now and then she had fancied that there was a different tone in

Rodney's voice when he addressed her She never analyzed that tone,

or what it suggested, but it gave her a new interest in life She was

always ed, freshly manicured And she had found a new

facial treatht, could hear the

sharp slapping of flesh on flesh, as Madeleine gently pounded certain

expensive creams into the skin of her face and neck

She refused all forh now and then she put

some appeal before Clayton and asked hiested that she answer any of these demands personally, after

an experience early in the winter

"Why don't you send it yourself?" he had asked "Wouldn't you like it to