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His expression turned griave her a h inspection and bent to pick up the Harrods shopping bag

"This ht," he said

"What's that?"

"I picked up soe, if you will But I think you'll do as is At your age, the Boheh I'm impressed you're able to keep clothes so clean down there Wherever there is"

Jazz put a hand on his arerated whisper "I only stole theain "Well done, you We're bet-ter off, I think I had to guess at sizes I do hope I succeeded with the shoes, however Those simply won't do"

He pointed to her feet and Jazz looked down The san-dals she ere not particularly ragged, and she'd worn trainers until she changed at the bookstore

"What's wrong with them? You said the Bohemian look was fashionable"

He sh But there's the genuine Bohe and rich who adept BoHo to dress down The shoes and the jewelry always give the and took out a shoe box Jazz stared at hiure out what the man had in mind that required her to wear different shoes Out of curiosity, she surrendered Taking the box fro shoes, all straps and high heels

"You have some kind of fetish?"

"We all have fetishes Mine don't involve shoes, if that sets you at ease"

"Not much, no," Jazz said But she slipped off her san-dals, put them into the box, and put the heels on instead "Perfect fit"

Terence ade your whole appearance"

"They're only shoes"

"You're taller in them They alter your center of balance so that you stand differently They accentuate your legs, draw attention, and succeed in est a certain affluence, which is the most important element"

"Of what?" Jazz se man, Terence"

"I'll never deny it, love But bear withday

Exciting, even"

He took the box --noith the discarded sandals in it-- and returned it to the Harrods bag Then he drew out an-other, s that routinely came in such small boxes, but was still taken aback when she opened it and discovered a quartet of thin gold bangle bracelets

"What the hell are you doing, you old

"We have work to do, Jasmine, and you need to be dressed for the job I told you if you came to meet me today, I would show you a different way to hide and to live This is step one Class is in session

Put them on All on one wrist, please"

Jazz put aside any hesitation and slid the four gold bands onto her left wrist They were sireat deal Whatever the hell Terence was up to, she had to admit that she couldn't wait to see where it led next

He put that box back into the Harrods bag as well and then offered her his arether away from the Victoria and Albert Museum It had not escaped her notice that the thief had not yet , wrapped in her blue jeans

"You're really not going to tell ave her that look again,in his eyes "We have several stops to o before we sleep"

They walked for a while, and for the first tied, Jazz found herself not at all concerned with her destination Terence presented her with a galy Even for late summer it was quite wars and the heat of the sun elcome on her skin

When Terence led her across the street toward a bou-tique salon, Jazz slowed, teetering a little on her new heels He urged her on, but when they reached the sidewalk, she ' stopped and forced hi here?"

He raised his eyebrows "Don't you have aback that hair doesn't ot to have it cut and washed A change in color would suit you as well, if you're trying to hide in plain sight And your nails are worse than a hag's Manicure and pedicure are both in order"

Jazz blanched She drew her ar first at Terence and then at the salon He had to knohat he was suggesting If she had her hair done professionally, cut and dyed --never mind a bloody manicure--she would never be able to explain it to Harry and the others She'd have to tell the truth, an idea that troubled her deeply given the secrets she suspected Harry was hiding froo back

Her throat went dry She licked her lips and took a step away froround instead In the back of hertocourse, in discovering if he could change her life the way he'd promised the day before But she'd only coraph of her father and the Uncles -- Harold Fowler, Photographer She'd wanted to see Terence again, there was no denying that But she'd told herself she had coht provide about theher She had not planned to leave the Underground for good