''Not specially,' he said, tying up the laces of his oldplimsolls. And your father's terribly--''I can't stop,' she said quickly. But they could surely spare you foran hour or two? This evening maybe. should be no phone calls put through;he smiled at her, put the phone down, stood up, took offthe robe.
''I think perhaps your daughter should tell you thatherself, Mrs Muirhead. She says she would like to take Minty tostay with her mother for the weekend, and if she doesn'thear from you, she'll do that. ''Then allow me to say something else,' he said. ''I only want to ask you one thing,' said Tom.
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