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Fiona only went on sobbing “I can’t bear it I never s’pected he would That it would end It can’t end That’s not hoas supposed to be”

Clearly, there was no point in talking to her

Genny got up, went to the door to the hallway and opened it wide Then she marched into the bedroo table She carried it back to the sitting roo, shoeless woman in the yellow dress “Fiona”

“What?” Fiona dragged herself to a sitting position Her dark eyeliner had dribbled down her cheeks She blinked at the tissues “Ugh Thanks” She whipped out a handful and dabbed at the mess on her face “I’m” She let out an enormous belch “Oh S’cuse me So sorry”

“Take it” Genny shoved the box at her

Fiona caught it, fu on at last “Oh, my I do b’lieve you’re bloody cheesed off”

“Yes, I arabbed Fiona’s shoes in one hand With the other, she took Fiona’s ar to your room”

“I don’t think that’s such a good ideawalking and all that I’m a li’l woozy”

Genny ignored her She jerked the ar it up and across her shoulders

“Ow! You’re hurting me”

“You’re going now” Genny started h it

Half walking, half dragging the other wo down to the end of that hallway and on to the next

Halfway down that second hallway, Fiona dropped the box of tissues “Stop,” she whined “The tissues”

Genny only snapped, “Nevertoward the room Fiona always used when she came to Hartmore