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"I didn't send Gwinnie I gave you your chance I knew you wanted to cut Mrs Rankin out"

"I? I never thought of such a rotten thing"

"Well, you talked about danger as if you liked it"

"So did you"

"Oh--go to hell"

"I've just cohtened, were you?"

"Yes, I was horribly frightened I had thirteen woundeda heavy ambulance car by yourself? You can't sit in front and steer and look after thirteen woundedin and out That isn't nice when there's shells about I shall never forgive you for not coive and--"

She thought: "It's John--John--I's to I' hi back on him"

"And there's funk--"

"You'd better take care, Charlotte Do you know I could get you fired out of Belgiuht, I think" (It was horrible) He got up and opened the door "Anyhow, you'll clear out of this room now, da you"

"Why didn't he go back with you himself, then?"

"He couldn't leave his wounded"

He slammed the door hard behind her

That was just like hi to sleep, and he sla She hadas it would keep the others fro as John's awfulness went beyond their knowledge, so long as it would do any good to John, she would lie

Her ti that She could hear herself talking to John at Barrow Hill Far point I daresay when my time comes I shall funk and lie"

Well, didn't she? Funk--the everlasting funk of wondering what John would do next; and lying, lying at every turn to save hi point

She had lied, the first ti She wondered whether she had done it because then, even then, she had been afraid of his fear Hadn't she always so round the corner by the Church in the narrow street at Stow, she could feel it grazing her thigh, and John letting her go, ju safe to the curb She had pretended that it hadn't happened