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Show 110 reciprocate. We must rise above these qetty concerns: He laughed gently, rising on his toes. "Rig of you, son," boomed Mrs Rryce. "But watch out: you'll have 'em all." He laughed again, leaning back slightly: Henry VIII at dinner. "Mother's opinions," he confided to Louise, then, to the group: "I'm sure the Intelligence ladies are well taken care of." The sentence invoked so little enthusiasm as to threaten a hole in the conversation. Luckily Captain Pain who, watching the group from the military car, had grown curious, descended and approached, his round face beaming. Mrs Satterwhite went through the introductions. "WELCOME TO OJI," said Captain Rain. "JUST ARRIVE?" "Came in Thursday." "GOOD TRIP?" "Very pleasant, thank you." "WHERE'D YOU LAND? ZAMA?" "Tokyo. Wa were there two weeks." "TOKYO, EH? MARVELLOUS CITY. SHOULD HAVE SEEN IT REFORE THE WAR." Bain's tone nested in with affection. "GOOD GRACIOUS YES. IN THOSE DAYS - " And he wandered off into reminiscence, while the ladies stood politely inattentive. Mrs Rryce's jaws ravaged her gum, as her interest flagged. At that moment Tomo bustled up, bowing and hissing. "Can I herp?" he asked. |