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Annabel said that she wanted to go this weekend to catch the last night of a play she had planned to see for months, and her mother accepted that with a rueful shrug. All the same, Annabel was relieved to be getting on the train that Friday morning, alone and without her parents knowing what she was up to. They would try to talk her out of it if they knew. The Jerrard Foundation had one floor of a modern office block in Mayfair, within walking distance of Bond Street. Annabel found the place easily enough that Friday morning, walking through the jostling crowds on her way from the underground station, constantly fighting a weak desire to back out of the whole idea.

Oh, yes, of course,' he said, getting up. ' He was gone for nearly half an hour. When he got back the table was covered with empty glasses, the waiter having reached them first, but Charlie's loaded tray of drinks was welcome, although the girls teased him a little about the length of time he had taken. 'Waltz,' Annabel pointed out, getting up a few moments later. She wanted to hear what Sam Jerrard had said. Charlie gloomily obeyed and this time she didn't complain about his moving lips and constant counting in between whispered question and answer.

What you need is a long, cool drink. ' Annabel glanced across the room at Sam Jerrard's table. He was raising a glass of champagne to his mouth. Over the brim of it his gaze skated over the dancers and touched her face for a second before moving away. The blonde girl was dancing with one of the senior chemists. Her father was apparently asleep, his eyes closed and his hands folded over his stomach. Sam Jerrard's secretary was just walking away from the table in the direction of the ladies' cloakroom.

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