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“said Brigid i\Ia- lone, doling out trifle in Irish-sized helpings. “Getting him mixed up with the police and things like that. There, Lisa. Is that too much?” She handed the plate to Lisa Pretorious, daring her to knock it back.
”I’m Dutch,” said Lisa.
“I know,” said Mrs. Malone, looking as if the knowledge gave her indigestion.
“We love big helpings. They never served me enough when I was in London.”
“Not even at them big fancy dinners and things at the em- bassy houses and places like that?” Mrs. Malone shook her head in wonder at how the rich tried to economize.
“That wasn’t a bad picture of me in tonight’s Sun,” said Con Malone.
“It was a good one of Scobie, too,” said Lisa.
“Yeah, ” Con Malone said. “Pity they had to take us together, but.”
The visit had been awkward, but not quite as bad as Malone had expected.
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