'She felt terribly guilty about it, not only leaving the girls,but for going away in search of fun, after the drama and thehorror of the past few days. She's left a number. I wanted to give her a party, but she says she hasto hide away, now she's so old, so I'm taking her to Parisfor a couple of days instead. 'Gabriel shrugged, went out to the verandah.
''Oh, well, all right. ' Her voice was sharp; she was clearly struggling tobe patient, not reproachful. You've been wonderful,Nico, it's just that--''I know. She tried to use the phone in the room, but it wasn't connected, tried her own mobile,but it was run down.
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