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Chapter 72

           Rat?""Ishouldhaverememberedsomethingveryinterestingabouthim.""And?""Youwouldhavecomeoutagaintohearit.""SupposingI’dnevertracedyouinthefirstplace?""AMrs.Hugheswouldinduecoursehaveaskedyoutolunch.""Justlikethat?""Ofcoursenot.Shewouldhavewrittenaletter."Shesatback,closedhereyes."MydearMr.Urfe,ImustexplainthatIhaveobtainedyournamefromtheBritishCouncil.Myhusband,whowasthefirstEnglishmasterattheLordByronSchool,diedrecentlyandamonghisprivatepaperswehavecomeacrossanaccount,hithertounknowntome,ofaremarkableexperiencethat…"sheopenedhereyesandraisedhereyebrowsinterrogatively."Andwhenwouldthiscallhavecome?Howmuchlonger?""I’mafraidIcan’ttellyouthat.""Won’ttellme.""No.Itisnotformetodecide.""Look,there’sjustonepersonwhohastodothedeciding.Ifshe""Precisely."Shereacheduptothemantelpiecebesideherandtookaphotooutfrombehindanornamentthere;handedittome."It’snotverygood.BenjietookitwithhisBrownie."Itwasofthreewomenonhorseback.OnewasLilydeSeitas.ThesecondwasGunnel.Thethird,inthemiddle,wasAlison.Shelookedinsecure,andwaslaughingdownintothecamera."Hasshemet…yourdaughters?"Herblue-grayeyesstaredupatme."Pleasekeepthat.Ihaditmadeforyou."Iflungmywillagainsthers."Whereisshe?""Youmaysearchthehouse."Shewatchedme,chinonhand,intheyellowchair;unnettled;inpossession.Ofwhat,Ididn’tknow;butinpossession.

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