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‘My answer is no,’ he told her quietly, confir her worst fears ‘How can I let those kids seeelse—they won’t concentrate on the ga—I’d hold them back’

‘No, you wouldn’t’

‘For the last ti sessions’

Seizing his hands, she stared into his eyes ‘What if we brought other youngsters here—youngsters with disfigure everyone together so that no one was an outsider?’

She had silenced him and touched him as only Savannah could ‘I’ll think about it,’ he pro her in the most effective way he could ‘Noill you be quiet?’ he demanded when he released her

‘Of course I will,’ Savannah agreed, tipping her chin to stare lovingly at hiree’

CHAPTER NINETEEN

THE REST of the day passed in whirl of activity, with Savannah and Ethan falling naturally into the role of host and hostess They were a good tea across the crowded club-house at Ethan No, she’d got that wrong—they were an excellent tea at him as if she had to convince herself he was really there She was feelingHadn’t he said aslove in theher he’d had in mind? Time to pin him down, she decided as people started to drift off home

When Ethan came to her he raised both her hands to his lips Had the tender lover returned to her? She had to believe that was so Conscious of herthehed with pleasure as Ethan brushed her cheeks with his lips

‘It’s been a wonderful day, Savannah,’ he told her gently ‘Thank you so much…’

‘It’s nothing,’ shelike she could fly

‘I want to thank you on behalf of everyone,’ he added, still holding her hands in his firestion’

But? She could hear a ‘but’ ‘Thank you, Ethan’ Savannah’s s She could see no answering warmth in Ethan’s eyes, just a rather detached interest ‘You’re not going to take an active part, are you?’

‘I’e amount of money’

‘I’ about money, Ethan, the sche else, Savannah suspected—so Ethan hadn’t told her