Herb asked: "Wouldn't actually be twenty, would it? Don't they--"

"She's young," said Warner, his voice all bitterness, "and it wouldn't

actually be twenty years."

The door on the right opened for a court officer, who spoke to someone

over his shoulder. Warner stood up, breathing carefully. Edith caught

his arm; he looked down almost angrily. "Cecil, tell her I'd like her to

try it in watercolor."

"Oh. Yes. I'll go with her now." He was hurrying down the aisle.

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