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           Hesaid,ofcourseitwasagreatinsult,andItoldhimtherewasQueenMaryonacalendarinthescullery,nodoubtbecauseHerMajestyformedpartofmyharem.Buthedidn’tappreciatethesarcasm.HeasgoodastoldmeIwasadisreputablecharacterwhowalkedaboutwithmybreeches’buttonsundone,andIasgoodastoldhimhe’dnothingtounbuttonanyhow,sohegavemethesack,andIleaveonSaturdayweek,andtheplacethereofshallknowmenomore.

           IshallgotoLondon,andmyoldlandlady,MrsInger,17CoburgSquare,willeithergivemearoomorwillfindoneforme.

           Besureyoursinswillfindyouout,especiallyifyou’remarriedandhername’sBertha--

           Therewasnotawordaboutherself,ortoher.Connieresentedthis.Hemighthavesaidsomefewwordsofconsolationorreassurance.Butsheknewhewasleavingherfree,freetogobacktoWragbyandtoClifford.Sheresentedthattoo.Heneednotbesofalselychivalrous.ShewishedhehadsaidtoClifford:’Yes,sheismyloverandmymistressandIamproudofit!’Buthiscouragewouldn’tcarryhimsofar.

           SohernamewascoupledwithhisinTevershall!Itwasamess.Butthatwouldsoondiedown.

           Shewasangry,withthecomplicatedandconfusedangerthatmadeherinert.Shedidnotknowwhattodonorwhattosay,soshesaidanddidnothing.ShewentonatVenicejustthesame,rowingoutinthegondolawithDuncanForbes,bathing,lettingthedaysslipby.Duncan,whohadbeenratherdepressinglyinlovewithhertenyearsago,wasinlovewithheragain