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Marc’s lip curled. “You don’t mind?” he asked. “You

lack the usual feminine vanity, then. Doesn’t it worry

you that he couldn’t care less whether you are ill or not?”

“You don’t understand Peter,” she said hurriedly. During

her illness she had had plenty of time in which to think

about herself, and she had come to a decision about

Peter. She had made up her mind to

ask him if he would release her from their engagement.

But she had no intention of letting Marc Lillitos know

that. She did not want to discuss the subject with him.

Marc was watching her, with narrowed eyes. “Do you

understand Peter Hardy?” he asked her coolly. “Do you

realise what a selfish, irresponsible, coldblooded fish he

really is?”

She flushed and walked past him without answering.

She was still engaged to Peter. She would not be disloyal

to him now.

That afternoon, the other visitors arrived, and Marc

drove down to the airfield to meet them.

Pallas was sulky as she sat with her mother and Sam,

waiting for the black car to return. Mrs. Lillitos kept a

stern eye upon her and checked an attempt she made to

escape with Sam to play tennis, while Kate sat back,

watching, wondering why Pallas was in such a strange

mood.

The visitors arrived, talking in French which sounded

like machine guns rattling away, and Kate hoped that

they spoke some English, or the rest of the holiday was

going to become a nightmare.

Marc came in, ushering two women before him,


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