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' Serena Fox smiledat Marianne and Romilly, drew back the contract, replacedthe cap of her Mont Blanc pen. 'Marianne looked at Nico Cadogan across the table andwondered quite what she was doing here. The twins were arguing about the cricket match,whether it had been fair: 'We got all the girls,' Gideon saidsulkily. He was pacing up and down herdrawing room, energised by rage and anxiety, gnawing athis knuckles.

Then she shook herself, remembering why shehad come. Octavia is the mostwonderful wife. ''Is he in hospital?''Yes. She had no idea why.