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Chapter 46

           Underneathwerefifteenorsosignatures:PennyO’Brien,SusanSmith,SusanMowbray,JaneWillings,LeaGluckstein,JeanAnnMoffat…Ilookedupather."FirstofallexplainhowyouwereteachinglastsummerinEnglandandremember?copingwithMitfordhere.""Iwasn’therelastsummer.That’sthescript."Sheignoredmyunspokenquestion."Pleaselookatthesefirst."Sixorsevenenvelopes.Threewereaddressedto:MissJulieandMissJuneHolmes,doMauriceConchis,Esquire,Bourani,Phraxos,Greece.TheyhadEnglishstampsandrecentpostmarks,allfromDorset."Readone."Itookoutaletterfromthetopenvelope.Itwasonheadedpaper.ANSTYCOTTAGE,CERNEABBAS,DORSET.Itbeganinarapidscrawl:Darlings,I’vebeenfranticallybusywithallthedoodahfortheShow,ontopofthatMr.Arnold’sbeeninandhewantstodothepaintingassoonaspossible.AlsoguesswhoRogerrangup,he’satBovingtonnow,andaskedhimselfoverfortheweekend.Hewassodisappointedyouwerebothabroadhadn’theard.Ithinkhe’smuchnicernotnearlysopompous.Andacaptain!!Ididn’tknowwhatonearthtodowithhimsoIaskedtheDraytongirlandherbrotherroundforsupperandIthinkitwentoffratherwell.Billyisgettingsofat,oldTomsaysit’sallthegrass,soIaskedtheD.girlifshe’dliketogivehimarideortwo,Iknewyouwouldn’tmind…Iturnedtotheend.TheletterwassignedMummy.Ilookedupandshepulledaface."Sorry."Shehandedmethreeotherletters.

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