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when writing stories i cannot seem to rid myself of the unfortunate habit of having one person do

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nasty things to another person in this particular story the nasty thing that one person does to the

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other is far far nastier than would appear at first sight i therefore invite you when it is

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all over to sit back and allow your imaginations to explore and to relish all the things that took

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place when you were not looking all her life mrs foster had had an almost pathological fear of

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missing a train a plane a boat or even a theater curtain in other respects she was not a particularly

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nervous woman but the mere thought of being late would throw her into such a state she would begin

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to twitch nothing much just a tiny vellicating muscle in the corner of her left eye like a secret

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wink i'll take the luggage out to the car now madam i don't think he'll be long now madam

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you'll catch the plane all right walker madam what time is it 4 11 it's nearly quarter past

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I know.

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Unless I drive like a bat out of hell, we'll never get to the airport on time.

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Then drive like a bat out of hell.

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Pig.

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That's enough of that, Arthur.

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I don't care.

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He makes her wait on purpose just to upset her.

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Does it every time.

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You keep your thoughts to yourself.

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Who are you to say he makes her wait on purpose?

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That's a terrible thing to say.

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What's more, I don't believe it's true either.

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Last week, going to the opera, he was that late.

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She needed smelling salts by the time we got there.

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I'll tell you something, Mr Walker.

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I'm glad he's giving us the six weeks off.

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I'm just about up to air with it.

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A word of advice, Arthur.

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If you don't like working for Mr. Foster,

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find yourself another job.

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Otherwise, keep your mouth tight shut.

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The luggage is in the car, madam.

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What time is it?

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4.13.

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It takes an hour to get to Heathrow.

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The plane leaves for New York at 6.15.

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I have to be there at least an hour beforehand

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for all the formalities.

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I'll be late.

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I just know I'm going to be late.

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I think you'll be there in time, madam.

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I warned Mr. Foster that you must leave at 4.15.

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There's still more than a minute.

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No, I'm going to miss it.

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I know, I know, I know I'm going to miss it.

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What time is it now?

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Not quite 4.14, madam.

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It'll be nice seeing Miss Ellen again, won't it, madam?

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Just imagine seeing your grandchild for the first time.

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The excitement.

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Oh, and madam, be sure to tell Miss Ellen to bring the baby.

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Oh, no, I really will miss it.

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Oh, God, I wish he'd come.

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What time is it, Walker?

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Just after 4.15, miss.

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There you are, madam.

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You'll catch the plane with Eats now.

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You'll see, no need to worry.

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Arthur will get you there in plenty of time.

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You mark my words.

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I suppose we'd better get going.

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Have you all gone to catch that plane?

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Oh, yes, dear, yes.

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Everything's ready.

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Arthur's waiting.

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Good.

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well walker has your coat dear put it on so i'll be with you in a moment i just want to wash my

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hands i'm going to wait in the car arthur i'll miss the plane now won't i no i don't think so

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i'll get you there in time oh god arthur i was listening to the radio they say it's foggy at the

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airport oh no it's not too bad is it it's often foggy at heathrow and perfectly clear everywhere

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else i shouldn't be surprised if the flight's cancelled don't say that dear please arthur

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this isn't the monte carlo rally yes i shall move into the club tonight be a nice change

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staying at the club yes dear and i'll write you from new york do sit back there you'll make me

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nervous when you're finished come downstairs and get your wages thank you mr walker and don't

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Don't forget to leave me an address and a phone number where I can get you urgent.

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Mr. Foster's going to send me a wire when he wants the house reopened in about six weeks.

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I just wanted to get an address for Arthur, too.

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I'll be staying with my sister, Mr. Walker.

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I'll miss it now. I know I will.

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Stop fussing. It doesn't matter anyway.

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The flight's bound to be cancelled.

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I don't know why we'd bother to come this far.

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Of course, it's a good by chance.

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The plane does take off. You're certain to miss it now.

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You've no chance of catching it.

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Why don't you resign yourself to that?

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Won't you?

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Won't I what?

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You're certain to miss the plane if it goes.

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We can't drive fast in this muck.

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Oh.

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There, we're stuck.

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I knew it.

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No, sir, we've made it. This is the terminal.

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Now, just you wait here, madam, and I'll find out what's going on.

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now don't expect letters from me I don't believe in writing letters unless there's

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something specific to say yes dear I know so don't you bother I'll write

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once a week yes I'll call in the house occasionally to pick up the mail and

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wind the clocks yes dear

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madam your flights delayed all right but they want you to hang about they think

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the fog will lift in an hour or two you're expected in the first-class

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lounge. I'll just see you to the lounge. Well, goodbye, dear. Have a good trip. Tell Ellen I'll think of her. I will. May I have another orange juice, please? Certainly, madam. Nothing worse than hanging about, is there? Oh, I don't mind, really. Not out here at the airport. At least one's here. I mean, there's no chance of missing the plane. That's true.

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It's odd, but I'm really rather enjoying myself.

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There's a sort of comradeship, sort of safe feeling.

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I'm silly, I know, but I can't bear to be late.

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Just the thought of being late.

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It's from childhood.

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My father was an army officer, colonel.

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He was very strict, especially about mealtimes.

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God help us if we were even a minute late.

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And that's why I get so worked up now.

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My husband, I'm not blaming him.

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He just doesn't understand how upset I get.

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Excuse me.

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Yes?

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Yes.

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Yes, I see. Right.

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Ladies and gentlemen, I'm sorry, but the fog doesn't look like clearing,

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so the flight, I'm afraid, is cancelled.

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Ladies and gentlemen, we're very sorry about all this,

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but we're going to try and get you all on our next flight to New York,

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which will be at 11 o'clock tomorrow morning.

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I want to speak to Mr Foster.

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His wife.

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Yes, just a moment, sir.

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So if you'd like to tell me what arrangements you want made,

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bearing in mind that you must be here by 10 o'clock.

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Hello, dear. The flight has been cancelled. We won't leave until 11 tomorrow.

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Well, yes, I am very disappointed.

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Well, the servants have left the house already.

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Oh. Well, I'll just get myself a room somewhere. Don't you bother about it.

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What?

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But the house is empty.

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Don't be silly, dear. You don't want to come back from the club now.

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But there's no food in the house. There's nothing.

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What do you want to come back for?

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I'm not fussing dear. It's just that

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Yes

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All right, dear

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I'll get myself a sandwich that I'll see you at the house

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I'm just taking the names of those people who want a motel for lunch.

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A hotel?

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Yes.

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We'll put you up near the airport.

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I've just got in myself.

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How is New York, Alice?

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They must be tired. Better go to bed.

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I'm sorry about this. There really was no need for you to come home.

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They offered to put us up in a hotel for the night.

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But I didn't realise. I didn't think it was too late.

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Stop bussing.

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Anyway, I wanted to come home.

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They gave me a rotten room at dark.

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I have to be back there at ten.

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The plane leaves at eleven.

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If the fog cares.

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It's clearing now. There's a wind coming up.

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Well, I've ordered a car for nine.

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That should give us plenty of time.

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Thank you, dear, but I hope you're not going to bother

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to come all that way again just to see me off.

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No, I don't think I will.

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But there's no reason why you shouldn't drop me at the bank first.

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I want to see how they're managing things.

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The bank's in the city.

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It's completely in the wrong direction.

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But as I said, we'll have plenty of time.

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What's the matter, dear? Don't you want to drop me at the bank?

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Good morning, dear.

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Did you sleep well?

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Like a baby.

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The car's here, the driver's waiting.

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I'm all ready to go.

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Well, how about your luggage?

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It's at the airport.

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Oh, of course.

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Well, if you're going to drop me at the bank first,

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I suppose we'd better be going pretty soon.

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Yes, oh, yes, please.

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Yes, I'll be right with you.

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I'm just going to get myself a few cigars.

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You get in the car, Alice.

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what time is it? just after nine madam. perhaps you'll be lucky this time. hurry

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please please I'm late. just a minute driver will you? what is it dear? I had a

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little present I wanted to give Ellen. now where on earth is it? I swear I had it in

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my hand when I came down. I never saw you carrying anything. what sort of present?

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what did it look like? little box wrapped in white paper. I forgot to give it you

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yesterday i don't want to forget again today i never saw you carrying a little box i'd have

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seen it wouldn't i little box i'd have seen it found it i must have left it in my bedroom

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i won't be a moment oh please please we haven't got time oh please leave it you can mail it it's

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only one of those silly little combs you're always giving a cold what's wrong with combs may i ask

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nothing dear nothing i'm sure but stay here i'm gonna get it please please please don't

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You can mail it.

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Stay here.

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Be quick.

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Please be quick.

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Please.

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Driver, what time is it?

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I make it nearly 9.15, madam.

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Can we make it?

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Oh, God.

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I have to be there by 10.

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Can we make it, do you think?

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That all depends on the traffic, don't it, madam?

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Maybe we can, maybe we can't.

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Found it.

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Look.

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How did it get down there?

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Oh, now he'll be up there searching all over for it.

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Driver, quickly, run in and call him down, will you?

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Quickly.

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Quickly.

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Quickly, quickly, quickly.

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Can't get in, lady.

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Well, without a key.

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Do you have the key?

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Yes, yes, somewhere, somewhere.

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Just wait.

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Here it is.

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then no i'll go it'll be quicker i know where he'll be

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alice alice

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alice alice it's too late i can't wait for him i simply can't i'll miss the plane

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hurry driver hurry to the airport quickly quickly quickly

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yeah aren't we going to wait for your husband madam certainly not i was only going to drop

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him at the bank he'll understand he'll get a cab now don't just sit there talking get going i've

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got a plane to catch for new york yes my dear it's tuesday today and so another letter this

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believe it or not is the sixth letter i've written to you from new york the six weeks have gone so

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very quickly it's suddenly turned very cold here and wet it's been raining every day but little

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Cornelia doesn't mind, and we went to the zoo in Central Park yesterday. Ellen and Mike say they'll

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be sad to see me go, but I think they're just being polite. Expect a cable from me in the next

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day or two. I intend to be back by the weekend after next. Now, I hope you've been taking your

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meals regularly, dear, although this is something I'm afraid you may not have been doing when I'm

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not there. Would you be so kind as to carry my bags up the stairs? I don't want any change.

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Thank you so much.

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Thank you.

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Is that the elevator emergency service?

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This is Mrs. Foster.

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Foster, Hill House?

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Yes, that's right.

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Could you send someone round as soon as possible, do you think?

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Yes.

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It seems to be stuck between the first and second floor.

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No, I don't know when it happened.

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There's been no one here for six weeks,

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and it must have been as long as that.

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You see, I've been away.

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Oh, thank you so much.

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you see my legs

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my legs aren't too good

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for walking up the stairs

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oh that's very kind of you

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thank you

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goodbye