The other encased a filthy but remarkably cheerful-lookingMinty, who was sitting on her mother's lap, munching herway through what appeared to be an entire packet ofchocolate biscuits. And it wasn'tfor ever after all. 'Well,' he said, swift to forgive her as always, 'I admireyou at least for having the courage to stand up and becounted. 'It'll be so fun.
''What do you think of Sandy?' said Marianne casually. 'Tell me, what other charities are youinvolved in, Octavia?''Oh, dozens,' she said lightly. She wassmiling at him too, leaning against the back of the sofa. She might be just young enough to learn lessonsfrom it.
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