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“A million dollars,” someone shouted

“Two mil”

Not to be outdone, Paul stood up “Five million dollars,” he said

Annalisa stared at hi a rush of excitees continued “Five million here, too!” exclaimed another man In ten minutes, it was over She’d raised thirty ht So this hat it was all about

Afterward, as she returned to her seat, Enid reached out and grabbed her wrist Annalisa bent down to hear what she was saying “Well done, hton couldn’t have done it better herself” Then she glanced over at Paul and, pulling Annalisa closer, said, “You’re very o too far”

Six weeks later, Annalisa Rice leaned over the railing of the super-yacht and watched as Paul and the onboard scuba instructor disappeared beneath the surface of the waters in the Great Barrier Reef She turned around, and almost immediately, one of the twelve crew , Mrs Rice? Iced tea, perhaps?”

“Iced tea would be lovely”

“What ti woman asked

“When Mr Rice gets back Around one”

“Will he be diving again this afternoon?”

“I hope not,” Annalisa said “He’s not supposed to”

“No, et the tea

Annalisa cliht lounge chairs were arranged around a small pool At one end was a covered cabana with more deck chairs; at the other end was a bar Annalisa lay down on one of the deck chairs in the sun, tapping her fingers on the teak fraht, especially for someone as on a two-hundred-and-fifty-foot super-yacht On the deck above, on the very top of the ship, was a helicopter, a speedboat, and

an assortht employ for her pleasure But she wasn’t interested She and Paul had been on the yacht for teeks, and she was ready to get back to One Fifth, where she could at least be away froh He’d fallen in love with his new hobby—scuba diving—and refused to cut his vacation short He’d spent twoanother guest at the King David gala by a hundred thousand dollars, and he planned to get his ue with him about that, could she? Besides, he added, it was the old lady downstairs—as her naested that he bid on the yacht in the first place

Annalisa found this strange, along with Enid’s re too far Annalisa couldn’t understand what Enid had meant, but she didn’t doubt that Enid wanted Paul out of the building Perhaps she figured aBut she needn’t have worried She would probably get her wish, since Paul kept talking about hoanted to sell One Fifth as soon as they returned