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For a mile or so they didn’t speak. 428 “You mean a row,” said Hilary, out of the corner of her mouth. If only he could get his hands on that, they could buy a place and a dozen horses. Everyone was talking about it.

Then, locking the door, he pocketed the key. “Sit down, sit down; no, not in that chair,” she said, as Jake was almost bitten by an ancient, rheumy-eyed JackRussell already sprawled on it. ”They ate outside in the dusk, hardly talking, but allowing the silence to be companionable. “It’s all very well,” thought the Colonel darkly, “Jake gets 4000 plus 250 out of that.