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Not tonight she told herself suddenly andreached for the pitcher of iced coffee Jewel had set at the corner ofthe desk twenty minutes ago the ice now melted down to tiny pellets. You listening to the returns? Katie asked. In August and September theywould be in a rented palazzo in Venice. All privately owned acreage, she emphasized.

Almost immediatelyshe sensed the Kenmores' disapproval, though they were too consciouslywell bred to be overt about this. Not right away, at least--' We'll talk about that later, darling, Laura said quickly. That nasty old woman had nothing to dowith how they felt about each other. You know how they get stuck away in cheap rooming-houses.