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"Well, that’s good I’lad to hear that," I said

"She’s uess Ready to start all over again"

I wondered if he was going to pass right over her accusations aboutthe sweet rolls, which he apparently decided were not quite done He shoved the the pulove

I shifted uncoht maybe you and I should have a talk about Lila’s accusations about the rent"

"Oh, don’t worry about it," he said "She was just in one of her moods"

"But Henry, I don’t want you to feel like I’et that ironed out?"

"No Piffle I don’t feel you’re cheating me"

"But she does"

"No no, not at all You misunderstood"

"Misunderstood?" I said incredulously

"Look, this is all htened out at the time Lila flew off the handle and she realizes that In fact, I’ talk about it afterwards and I know she felt bad It had nothing to do with you personally She’s a little high-strung, but she’s just the dearest woet to know her, you’ll see what a wonderful person she is"

"I hope so," I said "What worried me is that she and Rosie had that tiff and then she took off after hed "Well, I wouldn’t take that too seriously You know Rosie She gets into tiffs with everyone Lila’s fine She’s got a heart of gold and she’s just as loyal as a little pup"

"I just don’t want to see you going off the deep end," I said It was one of those sayings that doesn’t reallybut somehow it seemed to apply

"No need to worry about that," he saidtione off the deep end yet"