, joanna uthwood seed, how, a little di - a tall th young woan of enty-seven, with a long clever face and freakishly pcked eyebrows

&ot;and youve done uch the ti! did you have lots of architects and thgs?&ot;

&ot;three&ot;

&ot;what are architects like? i dont thk ive ever seen any&ot;

&ot;they were all right i found the rather unpractical tis&ot;

&ot;darlg, you on put that right! you are the ost practical creature!&ot;

joanna picked up a strg of pearls fro the dressg-table

&ot;i suppose these are real, arent they, l?&ot;

&ot;of urse&ot;

&ot;i know its of urse to you, y sweet, but it wouldnt be to ost people heavily cultured or even woolworth! darlg, they really are credible, exisitely atched they t be worth the ost fabulo s!&ot;

&ot;rather vulgar, you thk?&ot;

&ot;no, not at all - jt pure beauty what are they worth?&ot;

&ot;about fifty thoand&ot;

&ot;what a lovely lot of oney! arent you afraid of havg the stolen?&ot;

&ot;no, i always wear the - and anyway theyre sured&ot;

&ot;let wear the till dner ti, will you, darlg? it would give such a thrill&ot;

l laughed

&ot;of urse, if you like&ot;

&ot;you know, l, i really do envy you youve siply got everythg here you are at enty, your own istress, with any aount of oney, looks, superb health youve even got bras! when are you enty-one?&ot;

&ot;next june i shall have a grand g-of-a party london&ot;