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'Especially in my vicinity'

'Look, Mr Haood-'

'It's a bit late for that, Beth-'

'Jack, then If you'll let o I'll explain-'

'You'll explain anyway,' he said pleasantly Without taking his eyes off hers he leaned back and picked up her ca it in his hand 'Had any of your filenerous discount'

Elizabeth sed 'No I'd rather wait until I get hoet the prints done after a holiday is over'

His eyelids concealed the change of expression in his eyes 'Of course it is I just thought that if the photo of Bunny and ht like to have a print'

'I'ot her in the shot at all, since I was actually fraher, around the two yachts out by the point where the bougainvillaeas are growing,' Elizabeth improvised wildly

'Met on her nerves

'May I get up now?' she asked meekly

In answer he lifted her captured wrist and brushed his lips against the pale ers 'If you would, I'd appreciate the help'

'Help?' Unconsciously she rubbed away the kiss as she got slowly to her feet, feeling the threat of pins and needles in her calves, which had been cra

His mouth pulled sardonically at one corner

'I'm not as nimble as I used to be in my reckless youth'

'Forty isn’t old,' Elizabeth told hi an extra two years as a jab at his male vanity