'That's what she'd kept telling herself, that it was only afertilised egg, not a baby at all, not really, not something growing in her, being nurtured by her, not something she'dbetrayed. All Octavia's own grief and anxieties left her at the sight ofLouise. Would you ring me, please,most urgently. He's having a marvellous time.
'They make myteeth hurt. ''She cried?' He was clearly astonished. Oh, and, Tom, a message from--''Barbara, I don't want any messages now. 'She smiled at Octavia coolly, crossed one long leg overthe other.
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