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Archie proffered his card “Be so good as to inforel Abbott and Mrs Abbott are here for tea”

“I am not aware you’re expected, sir”

“We sailed on the Mauretania with His Lordship He invited hborhood We are in the neighborhood”

The butler took in the sight of Lillian behind the wheel of the Thomas She had removed her dust hat and veil Her blond hair shone in the sun, and her eyes gleamed like sapphires It occurred to the butler that the next time he clapped eyes on a smile like hers it would be on the far side of the Pearly Gates “Please come in, sir I will inform His Lordship”

“I will collect my wife”

As he helped Lillian out of her auto, Archie said, “I feel vaguely like a procurer”

Lillian kissed hiood at it Fortunately for ht?’

“I am alive and in love on a beautiful day in the country”

Strone was in tweed He had a shotgun draped over his arain, my dear,” he said to Lillian To Archie he was brusque “Just going out for a tra if you like”

He put a deerstalker on his head and led the way at a quick pace down a garden path and over lawns, heading toward a vastIsland Sound

“I was under the iate was locked”

“We locked it on the way in,” said Archie

Lillian said, “Let’s walk slowly My husband is recovering from an accident”

“Terribly sorry Of course we’ll slow our pace What sort of accident, Abbott?”