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Good night,Marianne. oung, thirty-something, dressed in pale pink silk, with atall, pink hat; she was staring up at Tom, and reached upsuddenly and kissed his cheek. 'How can you even thinksuch a thing? It degrades you. For at least five minutes after she had left, he satstaring at the space she had occupied opposite his desk; thenhe picked up the phone and rang Tom Fleming.

''Oh, I see. Well, we'll just have to have another interviewwith someone else. But I do so want to get back tonormal. Marianne stamped out her cigarette and walked, very quickly, back to the house.