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Chapter 32

           TheywerereturningfromasimilaraffairatAmsterdam,andafterBellaGriffithsandGrantandBertineCranstonhadbeendriventotheirrespectivehomes,StuartFinchleyhadcalledback:"Nowwe’lltakeyouhome,Griffiths."AtonceSondra,swayedbythedelightofcontactwithClydeandnotwillingtoenditsosoon,said:"Ifyouwanttocomeovertoourplace,I’llmakesomehotchocolatebeforeyougohome.Wouldyoulikethat?"

           "Oh,sureIwould,"Clydehadansweredgayly.

           "Heregoesthen,"calledStuart,turningthecartowardtheFinchleyhome."Butasforme,I’mgoingtoturnin.It’swayafterthreenow."

           "That’sagoodbrother.Yourbeautysleep,youknow,"repliedSondra.

           Andhavingturnedthecarintothegarage,thethreemadetheirwaythroughtherearentranceintothekitchen.Herbrotherhavingleftthem,SondraaskedClydetobeseatedataservants’tablewhileshebroughttheingredients.Buthe,impressedbythisculinaryequipment,thelikeofwhichhehadneverseenbefore,gazedaboutwonderingatthewealthandsecuritywhichcouldsustainit.

           "My,thisisabigkitchen,isn’tit?"heremarked."Whatalotofthingsyouhaveheretocookwith,haven’tyou?"

           Andshe,realizingfromthisthathehadnotbeenaccustomedtoequipmentofthisorderbeforecomingtoLycurgusandhencewasallthemoreeasilytobeimpressed,replied:"Oh,Idon’tknow.

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