ndtryingtpersuadethenseedpleasant,sshehelpshesurprisedherself
“nprblesir,yutakeaseatthereandhrughthebrchures”shepintedtthechairinfrntfherandlkedahavetchhisstruggletsitwn
“niles,“isthereanyuntryinparticularthatygt”
“espainlanzarte,ithink”
barbarahisbealteasierthanshetught
“andisitasuerlidayyurelkingfr”
henddedslwly
theyanfundaplaers,,itbeingherjbandall
“k,anynthinparticular”shesaid,lkingattheprices
“august”heasked,andtsebigbrpvertheunterandgivehibighug
“augustisagdnth,”sheagreed“hirtyeur,”sheaddedquickly
hestaredintspaceilenhisfaceastughhehere“aseaview,please”
“gdeandaddress,please”
“hthisisntaeitsasurprisefrwifeandherfriends”
tsebrwneyeslkedsad
barbaraclearedherthratnervusly“esthen,please”
shefinishedtakinghisdetailsandhesettledthebillshebegantprintthearrangentsfrheputertgivethi
“h,yundifileavethedetailsherey”
barbarasled;aluckywifehehad
“ibetellinghertilljuly,syuthinkituldbekeptquiettillthen”
“thatsnprbletall,sir,usuallytheflighttisarentnfirdtillafecallherillgivethetherstaffstrictinstructinsnttcalltheuse”
“thankyufryurhelp,barbara,”hesaid,slingsadlyhtsepuppyeyes
“itsbeenapleasure,clarke”
“itsgerry”hesledagain
“sureyurefriendhiswifewuldbefine
“ebefretheythinkivebeenkidnappeditevensuppsedtbeutfbed,yuknpfrdinbarbarasthrat
barbarajuedtherfeetandranarundthethersideftheuntertldtherpenfrhihesledapprebsup
herbssthrear“barbara,”heyelled,“haveyubeenskinginhereagain”sherlledhereyesandtuedtfacehi
“gd,shyuyulklikeyureabuttburstinttears”
itpilybehindtheunterfsrhadbeenabeautifulsunnyday,andthelasttpleteppsiteiterskeptbraggingastheystrlledin,pytps,fillingtherllfnutsunshefeltlikeshereasitsuddenlystalled
“h,leaveit,barbara,”lissaaned“thatllnlykeitwrse”
“asifthatuldbepssible,”shegruled,andspunarundinherchairtfacetheputer,hekeypad
“isitelissalaughed
“h,nthingch,”barbarasaidthrughgrittedteeth,“itsjustthettestdayftheyearands”shesutedeacsall”
lissasniggered“lk,inutestgetsairandilldealer,”shesaid,nddingttheankingherwayin
“thanks,l,”barbarasaid,relievedatfinallybeingabletesefreshair”
lissalkeiledatthean
“yes,iillwrkshere”
barbarafrzejustassheplatedanbehindtheunter;shenegirltthether
“yes,iarbara”
“hgd”theladylkedrelievedandshediventthestlinfrntfher“iightntre”
“sheutteredunderherbreathandrebarbara
“canihelpyu”
“hgd,ireallypeyucan,”theladysaidabithystericallyandrtedthrughherbagbarbararaisedhereyebrtriedtldintheirlaughs
“k,”shesaid,eventuallypullingutaherbag“irehusbandandie”
barbarafrpledpiecefpaperntheunterapagehadbeentutfalidaybrchureandtennithesattn:barbara”
barbarafrreyfriendeansnthingtdidyuntgetanyreinfrtin”
theladyskherheadvigrusly
“reinfrtin”barbarnfused
“n,hesnthereanyre,”shesaidsadly,andtearsakingsnecryshearchin