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“Huh?” Annalisa said, poking her head out the door

“You’re so shy Changing in the bathrooe in here so I can help you,” Norine said “You don’t have anything I haven’t seen before”

“Right,” Annalisa said and shut the door She turned to look at herself in the otten herself into this situation? It had sounded like such a good idea at first, hiring a stylist Billy said everybody did it these days, o out and be photographed It was the only way, Billy said, to get the best clothes But this was out of control Norine was always calling or sending e-mail attachraphed while shopping or visiting designer showrooms Annalisa had had no idea there were soand fall but resort, cruise, suetting the look required ashad to be chosen and ordered one

Annalisa held the gold laone too far

But perhaps everything had gone too far Despite the progress she’d made on the apartment, Paul was unhappy The lottery had been held for the parking space in the Mews, and Paul hadn’t won Coupled with this disappointing neas a letter fro the units had been denied

“We’llto soothe him

“I can’t”

“We have to”

Paul glared at her “It’s a conspiracy,” he insisted “It’s because we have money and they don’t”

“Mrs Houghton hadto reason with him “And she lived here without any trouble for years”

“She was one of them,” Paul countered “And we’re not”

“Paul,” she said patiently “What are you talking about?”

“I’ real money now,” he said “And I expect to be treated with a certain amount of respect”

“I thought you were hten the situation

“Fortythere”