'Yes, great, thanks,' he had said, 'but could we sit underone of those umbrella things, do you think?''Oh, no need this time of day. It wasn't exactly the way to behave, she thought, on such anoccasion; why on earth had she wanted Tom Shecan tell you about it. This is Mrs Ford again.
'I think I'd like to take the line of least resistance,' saidTom. 'Loyalty! Well, that's very amusing. Anyway, as you reminded merecently, she is now Tom's responsibility. It pleases--' he corrected himself swiftly -- 'it makes me feelbetter.
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