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"I’mconsideringoneortwooffers."
"Well,ofcourse.I’msureyouknowbest."
Vimesnodded.
LadyRamkintwistedherhandkerchiefroundandroundinherhands.
"Well,then,"shesaid.
"Well,"saidVimes.
"I,er,expectyou’llbewantingtobeoff,then."
"Yes,IexpectIhadbetterbegoing."
Therewasapause.Thentheybothspokeatonce.
"It’sbeenvery-"
"I’djustliketosay-"
"Sorry."
"Sorry."
"No,youwerespeaking."
"No,sorry,youweresaying?"
"Oh."Vimeshesitated."I’llbeoff,then."
"Oh.Yes."LadyRamkingavehimawashed-outsmile."Can’tkeepalltheseofferswaiting,canyou,"shesaid.
Shethrustoutahand.Vimesshookitcarefully.
"SoI’lljustbegoing,then,"hesaid.
"Docallagain,"saidLadyRamkin,morecoldly,"ifyouareeverinthisarea.Andsoon.I’msureErrolwouldliketoseeyou."
"Yes.Well.Goodbye,then."
"Goodbye,CaptainVimes."
Hestumbledoutofthedoorandwalkedhurriedlydownthedark,overgrownpath.Hecouldfeelhergazeonthebackofhisneckashedidsoor,atleast,hetoldhimselfthathecould.She’dbestandinginthedoorway,nearlyblockingoutthelight.Justwatchingme.ButI’mnotgoingtolookback,hethought.Thatwouldbeareallysillythingtodo.Imean,she’salovelyperson,she’sgotalotofcommonsenseandanenormouspersonality,butreally...
I’mnotgoingtolookback,evenifshestandstherewhileIwalkallthewaydownthestreet.Sometimesyouhavetobecrueltobekind.
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