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Marie looked down at her hands, linked in her lap

/>'The trouble is, Jess, I'hed

Jess watched her shrewdly 'I see Like that, is it? And he?'

Marie felt her cheeks glowing 'He… feels the same way, he says'

'Rahaib certainly said he was quite de,' Jessit happen He threatened to tear him limb from limb if you weren't found'

Marie laughed 'His bark is worse than his bite How is Rahaib, by the way?'

'Fine He had a bit of a buot over that quickly enough' Jess grinned 'I think it was his pride that suffered the worst blow He was taken in by a siet it'

'How could he have anticipated such a thing? He shouldn't blame himself Anyway, all's well that ends well'

'Not for Jedhpur, it doesn't,' Jess said grimly 'The National Park scheme will have to be shelved until they find another rich man to back it'

'I expect Stonor will see that they do,' said Marie 'He told me he wanted no more to do with it, but he knows other firet his tourist centre in the end'

'You look tired,' Jess sighed 'I shouldn't let you stay up talking Off to bed now, my dear'

'I would love a bath first,' Marie said 'You can't ied for one in that stuffy little rooer for hours'

Jess hastly! By allas you like Lispa is so good with Jeremy that you won't be missed'

Marie hesitated 'Jess, I…'

Jess s to say Mr Grey wants to whisk you away from us?'