'Later he brought her some tea and she let him in anddrank it, but refused to talk to him, just sat there, the tearsstopped now, her emotions bled white, exhausted by grief. ' Again the note of hostility in the voice;Octavia struggled not to mind. She got out, threw a fiver at the driver, andwalked over to Tom rather slowly. I must ringher and say thank you.
CHAPTER 42'You must be thrilled,' said Pattie David. I'm a bit tired. After awhile he found it was blurred and he couldn't see wellenough to read it any more; he put it carefully back andclosed the drawer. It was hopeless; she wouldsimply have to go back to the car and wait until it was atleast half light.
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