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‘That settles that once and for all,’ she said out loud, and iood news

‘Disappointing,’ he said

‘Disappointing?’ she repeated

‘Yes,You have no idea how much my street cred has risen since the boys at school discovered I’ve been on holiday with a married woman’

Ruth laughed ‘Behave yourself, Gerald, and try to get used to the idea of being a respectable married man’

‘Can’t wait,’ he said ‘Butin sin; it’s quite another to be late forprayers’

Ruth went up to the bathrooroaned when she sahere the little indicator finally stopped She decided she would have to spend at least an hour in the gy into the bath She got back out and grabbed a towel, thinking it ain

‘Good , Mrs Bennett,’ said a rather formal voice How she hated even the sound of that name

‘Good ,’ she replied

‘It’s Mr Craddock, et in touch with you for the past three weeks’

‘Oh, I’m so sorry,’ said Ruth, ‘but I only returned froht’

‘Yes, I see Well, perhaps we couldno interest in her holiday

‘Yes, of course, Mr Craddock I could pop into your office around twelve, if that would suit you’

‘Any time you decide will suit us, Mrs Bennett,’ said the formal voice

Ruth worked hard in the gy, determined to lose the surplus pounds she had put on in Greece – respectable married woman or not, she still wanted to be sliyh to the locker roo as quickly as possible, she was still thirty-five minutes late for Mr Craddock