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'And you, Bingham. 'I haveto go now,' she said, fighting back the tears, 'but it was lovelyto see you. 'They moved off: slowly through the paddock, gatheringspeed on the hill. Louise woke up again, feeling cold.

'Octavia, Barbara Dawson is on the phone. He looked at theclock: almost half past four. Don't look at me like that,Octavia. Of course I miss them, but--'it is something to do with me,' he said, 'because I likeyou.