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Chapter 3

           Itookheroutstretchedhand."Gledtoknowyou.We’rehevingourselvesabottlepardy.Liketocomealong?"

           "Oh.Wellactually…

           "It’llbenoisyuphere."

           Itwastheusualthing,aninvitationtokillcomplaint.Ihesitated,thenshrugged.

           "Allright.Thanks."

           "Wellthet’sgood.Eight?"Shebegantogodownstairs,butshecalledback."Youhevagirl-friendyou’dliketobring?"

           "Notjustnow."

           "We’llfixyouup.Hi."

           Andshewasgone.IwishedthenthatIhadn’taccepted.

           SoIwentdownwhenIcouldtellalotofpeoplehadalreadyarrived,whentheuglygirlstheyalwaysarrivefirstwould,Ihoped,bedisposedof.Thedoorwasopen.Iwentinthroughalittlehallandstoodinthedoorwayofthelivingroom,holdingmybottleofAlgerianburgundyreadytopresent.ItriedtodiscoverinthecrowdedroomoneofthetwogirlsIhadseenbefore.LoudmaleAustralianvoices;amaninakilt,andseveralWestIndians.Itdidn’tlookmysortofparty,andIwaswithinfivesecondsofslippingbackout.Thensomeonearrivedandstoodinthehallbehindme.

           Itwasagirlofaboutmyownage,carryingaheavysuitcase,withasmallrucksackonhershoulders.Shewaswearingawhitisholdcreasedmackintosh,andshehadthesortoftanthatonlyweeksinhotsuncangive.Herlonghairwasnotquiteblonde,butbleachedalmosttothatcolor.

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