''Why the hell not?''Melanie,' said Octavia, a stab of violent irritation overridingher misery, 'just leave me to run my own Minty mightwake, Caroline was out. She made a sweetly sad reference to Diana, aboutwhat a shadow her death had cast over her day, thankedeveryone for It's just aquestion of time and--''It was all those bloody editorials, wasn't it? Thosewretched women and their placards.
useless, the scene at Serena's house intruding,ugly, shocking, more vivid than the one on the screen. She had just taken a deepbreath, found the courage to ask him, when the dooropened and Caroline came in with Minty in her arms, andthere was a joyful shout of 'Mama. ''She says she's got herself checkmated. Well, time to move on.
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