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There was a faintcrash somewhere, a sensation of rushing violence. Fortunately,
he added pensively, the interpretation of the law sooften depends on the
Courts.
I hate being foolish and I dislikebeing pious, Arglay said.
You dont
mean to tell me hes merely altruistic?
It took longer to satisfy the American
than the scientist. Yet nothing else, it was clear, would be of any use.
Arglay
cant be so deMented onthat girl that he can think of nothing elsd.
He took her
to the door, and as hereturned was met by Mr.
And now Ive urged her to, just to
pleasehim.
The point is thisYou know the wretchedfellow Giles trapped? Hasnt
Lord Birlesmere been asking her togo in every kind of voice?
You dont think
youre imposingyour view on him? Its all very difficult, Lord Arglay sighed.
Why
had she rushed round andflown at Sir Giless throat? He said it was the End of
Desire, Chloe murmured. I seem, he added, to remember saying
thatbefore.
ButArglay and this girl-you do or you say you do.
Sheldrake jerked
upright and Reginald stared downwards. I dont know, she said, I dont know a
bit, but I do. And when a traditional thing appears to produceunusual results
we cant help being affected.
We shall be asking the Stone what it would like
for breakfastnext. Chloe looked up at him, her eyes shining.
The conversation
seemed to him tobe becoming obscene. The knife had shut on herfingers and blood
was on her hand. Sheldrake jerked upright and Reginald stared downwards.
You
may find yourself merely takingdown the history of Organic Law. Lord Arglay
observed round the table a slight perplexity, except whereMr.
Sheldrake, you
claim that this supposed relicbelongs to you?
No, Sheldrake admitted rather
reluctantly, I understood there werethree or four.
As he walked to thestation
he found himself considerably irritated by the treatment he hadreceived. I may
not have got it quite right, Palliser admitted. Whoevers been curing the
village idiots ofEngland it isnt me.
I suppose so, Sir Giles meditatively
answered.
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