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which had followed her slim young figure
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out of his sight . " Mine , " Nigel Lester had
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decided with a sigh of satisfaction , and
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then regarded the ring which he retrieved
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from his pocket . " At a price , " he concluded ,
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with some bitterness .
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Thus had they parted the previous evening and now
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Diana was trailing up the gravelled drive to the hospital
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alone . Of course one couldn't say for certain when a
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doctor would be free during the day ; tea was served
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from four until five-thirty in the residents' common-
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room , which proved the elasticity of medical commitments .
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Something had cropped up which required Nigel's attention ,
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she was convinced , or he would have granted her small request
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to be met at the gates .
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Sentence Database P03-189
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They often had such a rendezvous , for
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there was just time to smoke a cigarette ,
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if one walked slowly , between road and
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hospital .
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His mouth hardened , his eyes became
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steely . ' I see . ' Scorn lashed his
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words . ' I wonder you dared trust
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him to my care . ' ' Nicholas - '
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' Well ! At least I know the truth .
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Truth ! ' His gaze held hers
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masterfully . ' You wanted it so
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badly - at any price . I hope
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you are satisfied . '
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And as he spoke , the thought
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of Philip lying in the other
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room filled him with a re-
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vulsion that was homicidal .
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Even in that , his hands were
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tied . He dare not precipitate
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what might well be another
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coronary . And in that second
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he put back his professional
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mantle , and said with such
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icy politeness , such withdrawn
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' I will leave you the necessary pre-
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scription for the sedatives . You
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will contact your new doctor
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when you reach your parents'
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house . ' She watched him flick
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his fountain-pen from his
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waistcoat pocket , take out
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his # prescription pad , and
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# scribble on it . Then ,
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with a gesture she knew so well ,
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he tore off the leaflet and
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' Good-bye , Sandra , ' he said
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with a deadly finality . Watching
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him go , unable to speak , she
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felt that part of her was leaving
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him . She couldn't hate him ...
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If only he would have con-
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fided in her , given some expla-
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nation . Now there was no-
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thing - not even friendship .
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She went back to Philip . But
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all she could hear were Nicholas's
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words : ' I love you - oh , you
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know that well enough . '
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Love . She revolted against
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the word . Nicholas , Philip ...
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where was happiness , or
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peace of mind ? Philip put out
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a hand and grasped hers .
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He needed her . She would find
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solace in that fact at least .
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She had her truth . How much had built
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up from that first ideal , and how
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little joy , or satisfaction , it had
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given her . ' I 'm sorry , darling . '
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He looked nervous . It had been
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hell lying there , knowing she was
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talking to Nicholas and wondering
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what they were saying . Sandra
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said instinctively : ' I told him
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I knew he was responsible for
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Beryl's death . '
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Her eyes darkened in torment . ' Are
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you sure that she was telling the truth ? '
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' Good heavens , darling , why on earth
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should she lie ? Besides , it wasn't just
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her word . There was enough evidence ,
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no matter how one might want to
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disbelieve the facts . ' Elation
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touched him after the cold wind
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of suspense . ' It will be interesting
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to see what comes out at the inquest .
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What his story will be . I reckon
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he 'll confine himself to the nervous
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origin of her recent illness . His notes
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will be truthful , but what he leaves out
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will matter most . ' Strange how just
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then Philip was so certain that Nicholas
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would never betray him . He loved
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Sandra too deeply to ruin her
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