With one hand she clawed at her hair, with the other she groped blindly for a cigarette. Basil put one into her mouth and lit it for her. ‘I’m awfully sorry, Fanny, awfully,’ Jean went on quickly. She looked down at the flowers now as if she were wondering why she had brought them. ‘It can’t be helped,’ Fanny said wearily. ‘What happened?’ ‘It’s a complicated story.’ Jean turned to Basil. ‘Are these any use? If they aren’t – ’ ‘They’re beautiful,’ he said, taking the armful of blossom. ‘We’ve no almond in our garden. I always look at yours with envy.’ ‘What happened?’ Fanny repeated. ‘It was about Susan,’ Jean said. ‘Colin got an idea that something ought to be done about Susan now that – now that – ’ ‘Say it,’ Fanny said. ‘Now that Kit’s thrown her over – damn him!’ Jean looked startled. ‘Damn him? Why?’ ‘Never mind,’ Fanny said. ‘But we all know that’s what’s happened.’ ‘Well, it was because of that,’ Jean said.
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