Even at the graveside, she had not broken down,had knelt and placed a note and a flower on top of thecoffin, had then gone back to the house with h ' She nodded inthe direction of the study; Romilly went in and shut thedoor, grateful to be away from the tension. The growing darkness had beenfrightening her: it was the childhood thing, of there beingmore to be afraid of, more things you couldn't see. ''Melanie, I don't need a lecture on our position in theleague table.
Everyone had gone: she was alone there now with thepolice. I understand that. The details werehazy, the possibility of a break-up were vague, nobodyknew quite what had brought it about (although a lot ofpeople knew people who did), only that somethingassuredly must have done. The carwould be here in less than an hour, and she had things to dofirst.
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