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Stonor Grey flung down his napkin and rose Before Marie had realised as happening, he had bent and raised her to her feet with one conised

'Let's dance,' he said briefly

She would have protested had she not wished to pre­serve the peace, but tonight she was afraid to do anything which ht further upset her father

So she allowed him to lead her on to the floor and pull her into a close embrace, his hand warm in the small of her back, while they moved to the deep rhythmic beat of the pop tune

'Better get it out before you explode,' he murmured drily into her ear

'What?' She turned her head to look at hi wildly alive as she becaainst her body

'You've been sitting there seething for the last half hour,' he said 'You have a very expressive face, you know'

'What do you expect? You played a dirty trick on me You made a fool of me…'

'You were bored, so was I,' he said lightly 'I thought we ether'

'I can iine your idea of fun,' she snapped

He ran his hand along the full length of her spine, and she stiffened and glared at him 'Stop that!'

'Don't snarl atthe fact that you hadn't seen any of the wild, roratis and for nothing You ought to be grateful'

'Oh, I am, thanks a million,' she said sarcastically 'You scared me out of my wits, you made ht and told ratitude!'

He laughed softy 'Come on, admit it You had the tiht, the campfire?'

'That evil-s bitten by a poisonous black snake, riding until my back nearly broke in half… oh, it was certainly ro a bath in sheep dip'