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“We’re still basically needs It’s perfectly acceptable for needs to neck in public places”

“Like you care about what’s acceptable” She put a hand on his chest, nudged hiht I guess you figured you would” She turned back to look out on the audience again

She didn’t know n, but the place dripped with class She iined Roarke had employed the bestinto its forlory

People wandered in and out of the enor the break, and the sound of their voices rose in a low roar of humanity Some were dressed to kill, so to speak Others were decked out in the casual wear of airboots and oversized, retro flak jackets that were all the rage that winter

With its soaring, ilt, the theater itself had been redone to Roarke’s exacting specifications Everything he oas done to his specifications—and, Eve thought, he owned da that could be owned in the known universe

It was so she doubted she’d ever be fully comfortable with But that was Roarke, and they’d taken each other for better or worse

In the year since they’d met, they’d had more than their share of both

“It’s a hell of a place you’ve got here, pal I didn’t get the full punch of it from the holo-models”

“Models only provide the structure and elements of ambiance A theater needs people, the smell and sound of them, to have impact”

“I’ll take your word for it What ?”

“It’s a co story, and, I think, has timeless themes as the best stories do Love, betrayal, e And it’s a stellar cast”

“And it all has your stauilty” She narrowed her eyes at the shih it to e “His wife’s a very cool custoood”

“Barrister,” Roarke corrected “The play takes place in London, mid-twentieth century Barristers plead criminal cases in that particular system”

“Whatever The costumes are cool”

“And authentic, circa 1952 When Witness for the Prosecution ca one They had a stellar cast then, too” He had it on disc, of course Roarke had a particular fondness for the black-and-white films of the early—and mid-twentieth century