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“Can I get you so? Water, maybe?”

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nbsp; Still no answer He leaned toward her

“Look,” he said, his voice low, “there’s nothing personal in this”

“How could there be? You’re a lawyer”

Caleb winced All the lawyer jokes in the world were in those three coldly delivered words

“What Ibut Thohts”

“He has none”

“So you claim”

“So I know, Mr Wilde, as you will, too, after today”

“Look, I’ to tell you that—”

“Do us both a favor Don’t tell ”

The doctor looked up, her gaze sweeping froain

“Well,” she said brightly, “everything seeo over soain”

“I understand the fine points” Sage’s voice was husky “Please, let’s get this over with”