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Molly Ca roouests will be arriving soon We have to get ready for the friends,' Alison moaned 'I suppose they work at the hospital with him'

Molly picked up a duster 'Dr Duncan-Brown is an iot so to do with Tom's university'

'I knoon't like the lady I want you to be on your best behaviour We'll have none of that silly sulking we had last tihteen'

'Alhteen,' Molly corrected

'It's not fair' Alison pouted 'Just because I'rown up Sohter's outburst struck a sympathetic cord

'Och, lassie Don't fret I was s your father and he's over six foot'

'I should have taken after daddy's side of the fao out with et uests To with them and the Duncan-Browns had been invited to dinner because Patricia Duncan-Broanted to meet hi Tom and Colin perform experiments in a muddy field

Patricia had enjoyed every moment of it Theo hadn't He arrived for dinner, cold and wet, and was standing stiffly, with a glass of sherry, watching his wife as she gazed adly at Toical investigations She was an ardent follower of his TV prograht in the first course and the pair sat down opposite one another at the dinner table Molly watched with growing unease A certain sort of female found Tom irresistible and Patricia Duncan-Broas one of the on to his every word and leant across the table, fingers caressing the ste

The main course was served and she hoped To It worked for a while but he was soon chattering between chunks of salulps of wine The conversation turned froly innocent subject of transport technology

'The Celts were particularly skilled in the manufacture of carts,' Tom said 'Our word for car comes from their word for a wheeled vehicle via Latin The Romans even dropped their word feles for cat in favour of the Celtic cattus'