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SILK WICKEDNESS 22

After putting away more chicken curry, Guy said, ‘Anoushka had two kittens a year or two back. Kit and Kat.*

‘And the poor little things both got run over within six months,* Anoushka said.

Claudia felt a pang of empathy. ‘How awful.*

‘They had no road sense whatsoever,* said Guy. ‘Engaging little beasts, but brainless as they come.*

‘Mrs Pierce didn’t think they were engaging,* Anoushka said sulkily. ‘If you ask me, she got that horrible son of hers to come and run them over on purpose.*

‘You know that’s ridiculous,* Guy said patiently.

‘I don’t know any such thing. She’s an evil old cow and I hate her. I wouldn’t be at all surprised to find she’s sleeping in a coffin up in her room. One day I’m going to hold up a crucifix in front of her and see if she screams.* Across the table, he closed his eyes with a ‘Give me strength* look.

Anoushka barely spoke for the rest of the meal, and still less during their hour-long wander through the groves of date palms afterwards. She kept apart, r
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