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Wysłany: Sob 11:56, 12 Lut 2011 Temat postu: On the Makaloa Mat LondonJack Published bbaafiig |
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her cape and headdresslike a bride of
Christtoward the altartoward the openmouthed vicar who had never before in his
long career been interruptedtoward the congregation of twisted necksand the half-
turned white-faced couple? She had not planned itbut the questionwhich she had
quite forgottenfrom the
Book of Common Prayerwas a provocation. And what
were the impediments exactly? Now was her chance to proclaim in public all the
private anguish and purge herself of all that she had done wrong. Before the altar of
this most rational of churches.
But the scratches and bruises were long healedand all her own statements at the
time were to the contrary. Nor did the bride appear to be a victimand she had her
parents’ consent. More than thatsurely; a chocolate magnatethe creator of Amo.
Aunt Hermione would be rubbing her hands. That Paul MarshallLola Quincey and
sheBriony Tallishad conspired with silence and falsehoods to send an innocent
man to jail? But the words that had convicted him had been her very ownread out
loud on her behalf in the Assize Court. The sentence had already been served. The
debt was paid. The verdict stood.
She remained in her seat with her accelerating heart and sweating palmsand
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