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‘Tell me about Zaffirinthos,’ she said suddenly

‘Not now, Cathy’ He yawned

‘Yes, now,’ she said stubbornly ‘Why not?’

His lips curved into a reluctant smile as he watched her push a stray strand of thick blonde hair fro mixture of innocence and outspokenness She was a coh of a novelty not to irritate hi qualities the fact that she was so biddable—so willing to be taught? Why, if he’d told her that it increased his sexual pleasure to have her dance naked around hione about it in an instant!

His sence ‘And what—specifically—do you want to know about Zaffirinthos?’

‘Everything,’ she answered, wondering if she had i tone

‘But surely you ? Some facts you picked up on the Internet Because I can’t believe you didn’t look me up when you discovered who I was,’ he drawled ‘People always do’

Cathy found herself colouring, like a child who had been caught with her fingers in the cookie jar Or soroupie ‘Obviously I found out sos—’

‘Of course you did’ His ss?’

‘Not the kind of things I’d really like to know’

‘And what ht they be?’