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Chapter 71

           Closertoher,Icouldseecrowsfeetandaslightbuttelltaleflabbinessroundtheneck;thestillbrownhairwasprobablydyed.Shemightbenearerfiftythanforty;butthatmadeherstilltenyearstooyoung."Mrs.LilydeSeitas?""Yes.""I’vegotyouraddressfromMrs.SimonMarks."AminutechangeinherexpressiontoldmethatIhadnotrecommendedmyself."I’vecometoaskyouifyouwouldhelponamatterofliteraryresearch.""Me!""IfyouwereonceMissLilyMontgomery.""Butmyfather""It’snotaboutyourfather."Aponywhinniedinsidethestable.Thelittleboystaredatmehostilely;hismotherurgedhimaway,togoandfillhisbucket.IputonallmyOxfordcharm."Ifit’sterriblyinconvenient,ofcourseI’llcomebackanothertime.""We’reonlymuckingout."Sheleantthebesomshewascarryingagainstthewall."Butwho?""I’mwritingastudyofMauriceConchis?"Iwatchedherlikeahawk;butIwasoverabarefield."Mauricewho?""Conchis."Ispeltit."He’safamousGreekwriter.Helivedinthiscountrywhenhewasyoung."Shebrushedbackastrandofhairrathergauchelywithherglovedhand;shewas,Icouldsee,oneofthosecountryEnglishwomenwhoareabysmallyinnocentabouteverythingexcepthorses,homesandchildren."Honestly,I’mawfullysorry,buttheremustbesomemistake.""Youmayhaveknownhimunderthenameof…Charlesworth?OrHamilton-Dukes?Alongtimeago.TheFirstWorldWar.""ButmydearmanI’msorry,notmydearman…ohdear"shebrokeoffrathercharmingly.

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