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Chapter 15
Doyouwantthemtothinkthetruth?’
’Idon’tcarewhattheythink.’
’Ido!Idon’twantthemhandlingmewiththeirunpleasantcoldminds,notwhileI’mstillatWragby.TheycanthinkwhattheylikewhenI’mfinallygone.’
Hewassilent.
’ButSirCliffordexpectsyoutocomebacktohim?’
’Oh,Imustcomeback,’shesaid:andtherewassilence.
’AndwouldyouhaveachildinWragby?’heasked.
Sheclosedherarmroundhisneck.
’Ifyouwouldn’ttakemeaway,Ishouldhaveto,’shesaid.
’Takeyouwhereto?’
’Anywhere!away!ButrightawayfromWragby.’
’When?’
’Why,whenIcomeback.’
’Butwhat’sthegoodofcomingback,doingthethingtwice,ifyou’reoncegone?’hesaid.
’Oh,Imustcomeback.I’vepromised!I’vepromisedsofaithfully.Besides,Icomebacktoyou,really.’
’Toyourhusband’sgame-keeper?’
’Idon’tseethatthatmatters,’shesaid.
’No?’Hemusedawhile.’Andwhenwouldyouthinkofgoingawayagain,then;finally?Whenexactly?’
’Oh,Idon’tknow.I’dcomebackfromVenice.Andthenwe’dprepareeverything.’
’Howprepare?’
’Oh,I’dtellClifford.I’dhavetotellhim.’
’Wouldyou!’
Heremainedsilent.Sheputherarmsroundhisneck.
’Don’tmakeitdifficultforme,’shepleaded.
’Makewhatdifficult?’
’FormetogotoVeniceandarrangethings.’
Alittlesmile,halfagrin,flickeredonhisface.
’Idon’tmakeitdifficult,’hesaid.’Ionlywanttofindoutjustwhatyouareafter.Butyoudon’treallyknowyourself.
