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He looked into her wide violet eyes with their deep, dark centres

'No, but you did say it Now you will tellaround here was his

'Look, I've said I'm sorry-'

'That's not enough'

She was intimidated, but she wasn’t stupid 'Well, it will just have to do!'

'I don’t likehis eyes off her flushed face

'That makes two of us!' Elizabeth blurted out in exas­peration 'Look, I think it's best if I wait for the hotel launch to come back-'

'You're a very stubborn woman'

It was an accusation that she was perfectly comfortable with as far as he was concerned 'Yes'

'Independent and stubborn'

She angled her chin a little higher 'Yes'

'You have a proble with men?'

She flushed at the unexpected flanking attack

'No, I have no proble with men!' she denied hotly

He nodded thoughtfully 'Ahso it is only me?'