【】ndtryingtopersuadethenseedpleasant,sosheohelp.shesurprisedherself.
“noproblesir,youtakeaseatthereandhroughthebrochures.”shepoihechairinfrontofherandlookedahavetochhisstruggletositdown.
“noiles,“isthereanyuntryinparticularthatyouogoto”
“e..spain...lanzarote,ithink.”
barbarahisobealoteasierthahought.
“andisitasuerholidayyourelookingfor”
henoddedslowly.
theyanfoundaplaers,,itbeingherjobandall.
“ok,anynthinparticular”shesaid,lookingattheprices.
“august”heasked,andthosebigbropovertheunterandgivehibighug.
“augustisagoodnth,”sheagreed.“hirtyeuro,”sheaddedquickly.
hestaredintospaceileonhisfaceasthoughhehere.“aseaview,please.”
“goodeandaddress,please”
“oh...thisisntae...itsasurpriseforwifeandherfriends.”
thosebrowneyeslookedsad.
barbaraclearedherthroatnervously.“esthen,please”
shefiakinghisdetailsaledthebill.shebegantoprintthearrasfroheputertogivetohi
“oh,doyoundifileavethedetailsherey.”
barbarasled;aluckywifehehad.
“ibetelliilljuly,sodoyouthinkituldbekeptquiettillthen”
“thatsnoprobletall,sir,usuallytheflighttisarentnfirdtillafeocallher.illgivetheotherstaffstristrusnottocallthehouse.”
“thankyouforyourhelp,barbara,”hesaid,slingsadlyhthosepuppyeyes.
“itsbeenapleasure,....clarke”
“itsgerry.”hesledagain.
“sureyoure.friendhiswifewouldbefine.
“ebeforetheythinkivebeenkidnapped.iotevensupposedtobeoutofbed,youknopfordinbarbarasthroat.
barbarajuedtoherfeetandranarouhersideoftheuoholdthedooropenforhihesledapprebsup.
herbossthrear.“barbara,”heyelled,“haveyoubeenskinginhereagain”sherolledhereyesaofacehi
“god,shyouyoulooklikeyoureabouttoburstintotears.”
itpilybehierofsrhadbeeifulsunnyday,atpleteopposite.iterskepttops,fillingtheroollofnutsulikesheoreasitsuddenlystalled.
“oh,leaveit,barbara,”lissaahatlloworse.”
“asifthatuldbepossible,”shegruled,andspunaroundinheretheputer,hekeypad.
“isitelissalaughed.
“oh,nothingch,”barbarasaidthroughgrittedteeth,“itsjustthehottestdayoftheyearands.”sheshoutedeachosall.”
lissasniggered.“look,iogetsoairandilldealer,”shesaid,noddingtotheankingherwayin.
“thanks,l,”barbarasaid,relievedatfinallybeingabletoesefreshair.”
lissalookeddoiledatthean.
“yes,iillworkshere”
barbarafrozejustassheplatedanbehier;sheonegirltotheother.
“yes,iarbara.”
“ohgood”theladylookedrelievedandshedivedontothestoolinfrontofher.“iightnotore.”
“sheutteredunderherbreathandrebarbara.
“ihelpyou”
“ohgod,ireallyhopeyou,”theladysaidabithystericallyandrootedthroughherbag.barbararaisedhereyebrotriedtoholdintheirlaughs.
“ok,”shesaid,eventuallypullingoutaherbag.“irehusbandandie.”
barbarafropledpieceofpaperoer.apagehadbeentooutofaholidaybrochureandtenotn:barbara.”
barbarafrooreyfriendeansnothingto.didyouanyreinfortion”
theladyshookherheadvigorously.
“oreinfortion”barbaraonfused.
“hereanyre,”shesaidsadly,andtearsakingsoonecryshear
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