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Every ti for her to take another sip before returning to his task It took several ed to reto try to stop him

‘You’re only the second man I’ve ever made love to,’ she said quietly as she lay on the floor afterwards

‘You were a virgin when you us?’ said Max in disbelief

‘He wouldn’t have married me if I hadn’t been,’ she replied quite simply

‘And there’s been no one else during the past twenty years?’ he said as he poured himself another brandy

‘No,’ she replied, ‘although I have a feeling that Gerald Prescott, the boys’ houseot beyond a peck on the cheek, and staring at me with forlorn eyes’

‘But do you fancy him?’

‘Yes, I do actually He’s rather nice,’ Ruth a

dmitted for the first time in her life ‘But he’s not the sort of man ould make the first move’

‘More fool hiain

Ruth glanced at her watch ‘Oh us could be back at any moment’

‘Don’t panic, h tiasm – whichever you fancy most’

‘Both, but I don’t want to risk hiether’

‘Then we’ll have to save it for another ti the cork firmly back in the bottle

‘Or for the next girl,’ said Ruth, as she began pulling her tights on