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A few had le one of those good friends had turned up to show support, she recalled bitterly When the going got tough, the Roans of this world disappeared in their fast cars

‘I’e,’ David added, laying a warning finger to his lips and looking as though he was regretting sharing the confidential inforan was ave a wry sht of all the name plaques he had unveiled in his career ‘Which makes him unique in my experience,’

‘Really!’ she exclaiht he’d be used to it! Well, he’s not exactly publicity shy, is he?’ she added defensively It seemed pretty perverse to Scarlet that solare of publicity would be bothered about his altruis?’

She realised that, far fro annoyed, and added with as much conviction as she could enerous man’

CHAPTER FIVE

SCARLET lowered the blinds over the glass partition and re it neatly over the back of her chair Standing there in just her white cotton pants, she shook out her own clean clothes Creased, certainly, but a whole lot better than what she had been wearing

If she had looked half decent would she have e less of a loon?

Such speculation was pointless Scarlet turned her thoughts fir interview she had just endured—she never had been a big fan of post-mortems—and pulled her cream slim-cut pedal pushers over her bottoht say boyish, hips

She took her tee shirt between her hands and attempted to stretch it this way and that without much success A size six now, but it had survived the hot washing cycle in the industrial-sized machine a local firm had kindly donated to the like a dish rag

She heard the knock on the door just as she was pulling her tee shirt over her head

‘Coie,’ she called out, her voicefor Barbara in the ’

Roiant teddy bear, pushed the slightly ajar door fully open and walked in

His experience of buying gifts for sh to know that the case of excellent claret he had put down for his godson on the occasion of his christening and the additions he had generously donated to the child’s investment portfolio at Christmas and birthdays would not be suitable on this occasion Wine and shares being inappropriate gifts he had sought the advice of his PA