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"Daht"

She grinned "Dana told irls astray For shame"

"Don't believe all you hear Actually, I'm shy and introverted when it comes to women"

"Oh really?"

"Scout's honor" He lit her cigarette "Where's Dana tonight?"

"Very sly of you You tried to zing one over on me"

"Not really I just-"

"It's none of your prying business, of course, but Dana is on a ship somewhere in the North Atlantic Ocean about now"

"A vacation will do her good"

"You do have a way of irl for information," Marie said "Just for the record, so you can infor den iment of news correspondents who demanded to be on the scene when the Titanic is raised next week"

"I guess I asked for that"

"Good I'm always impressed by a man who admits the folly of his ways" She tilted her eyes at hi amusement "Now that that's settled, why don't you propose to me?"

Donner's brows knitted "Isn't the coy maiden the one who's supposed to say, `But sir, I hardly know you'?"

She took his hand and stood up "Come on then"

"May I ask where?"