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Natalie had tried to bring Graham with her. She had gone into his
room that morning while he was dressing and asked him. To tell the
truth, she was uneasy about Marion Hayden and his growing intimacy
there.
"You will, won't you, Graham, dear?"
"Sorry, mother. I just can't. I'm taking a girl out."
"I suppose it's Marion."
Her tone caused him to turn and look at her.
"Yes, it's Marion. What's wrong with that?"
"It's so silly, Graham. She's older than you are. And she's not
really nice, Graham. I don't mean anything horrid, but she's
designing. She knows you are young and - well, she's just playing
with you. I know girls, Graham. I - "
She stopped, before his angry gaze.
"She is nice enough for you to ask here," he said hastily.
"She wants your money. That's all."
He had laughed then, an ugly laugh.
"There's a lot of it for her to want."
And Natalie had gone away to shed tears of fury and resentment in
her own room.
She was really frightened.


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