Felix had forgotten, when he made the arrangement tohave dinner with Octavia, that he had promised to takeMarianne away for the weekend. Whenever you want to. ''Why?''We have some business together, he and I. Nothing and no one in thecharmed circle in which the Flemings move can escape: not theirchildren, not their friends, not even the one thing that seemedbeyond reach -- their own professional success.
''Yes, yes. Yes, do come on round if you like. They shouldn'thave to suffer. If I fix a meeting with the bank, are there anytimes you can't manage?''No,' said Tom, 'absolutely any time.
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