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'Louise had phoned, full of fun and charm, and said howmarvellous, they'd adore to come to the party, and she wasbuying a new frock. Zoe was in thekitchen. the girls had been togetherat Rookston Manor for long, golden weeks in the summerholidays, running wild. She looked at Betty Carlton,who was sitting fanning herself with her race card.

''And what sort of a sponsor are you looking for?''Someone who'll put X thousand pounds into the fund inthe coming year. 'You are being trouble,' said Ritz to the phone. tside source; later on, shewas amused -- and faintly shocked -- to find herselfrecognising its wisdom. Anyway, as Romilly says,we are going to the dentist.