But she's looking forward to seeingyou. ''Where's Octavia?' said Felix distractedly. 'It goes right out into the sea. He didn't deserve you in the first place.
'And then she heard a strange, horrible, high-pitchedsound, that she realised after a moment or two was her ownscreaming, and then a There was a silence. Well, you aremost welcome to one another. It was Tom, Tom sounding slightly distant, and she heardher voice, not tearful at all, saying, 'Yes?''Just to let you know,' he said, 'that I've just had a callfrom Michael Carlton.
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