'He had, even in his everyday speech, a very elegant turnof phrase. God, why had she brought her, why hadn't sheleft her at home?Octavia got up, went over to her quickly. ''And you don't feel you can ask anyone else?''I didn't want to make a meal of it. She found this touching and baffling, notleast because he had done so well, and said so.
I'll put on--' She realised she wassaying absolutely the wrong thing, amended it hastily. ' She rang off. Let's try the floor, sitting onthe floor -- no, baby, not like that. Anyway, clearly Mrs Donaldson had not put the phone inthe tea-towel drawer.
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