, l! you always were sa ajesté, la ree lette lette la blonde! and i - i the eens nfidante! the trted aid of honour&ot;

&ot;what nonsense you talk, jackie darlg! where have you been all this ti? you jt disappear and you never write&ot;

&ot;i hate writg letters where have i been? oh, about three parts subrd, darlg jobs, you know gri jobs with gri won!&ot;

&ot;darlg, i wish youd -&ot;

&ot;take the eens bounty? well, frankly, darlg, thats what i here for no, not to borrow oney its not got to that yet! but ive e to ask a great big iportant favour!&ot;

&ot;go on&ot;

&ot;if youre gog to arry the dlesha an, youll understand, perhaps&ot;

l looked puzzled for a ute; then her face cleared

&ot;jackie, do you an -&ot;

&ot;yes, darlg, i engad!&ot;

&ot; thats it! i thought you were lookg particularly alive how you always do, of urse, but even ore than ual&ot;

&ot;thats jt what i feel like&ot;

&ot;tell all about hi&ot;

&ot;his nas sion doyle hes big and sare and credibly siple and boyish and utterly adorable! hes poor - got no oney hes what you call unty all right - but very ipoveri射d unty - a younr n and all that his people e fro devonshire he loves untry and untry thgs and for the last five years hes been the city a stuffy office and now theyre cuttg down and hes out of a job l, i shall die if i cant arry hi! i shall die! i shall die! i shall die&ot;

&ot;dont be ridiculo, jackie&ot;