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Not businesslike, Octavia, not businesslikeat all. I presume Caroline is to betrusted, and that her mother is a decent sort of woman?''Daddy, you are such an old snob. That and the grounds. But it's mostlybecause she has the capacity to put everything else out ofher mind.

''Oh, now, Tom, I don't want any self-flagellation. Well, see you tonight. 'Tom dialled Octavia's mobile. ''Don't be ridiculous,' she said.