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Then Jake said, “I love you, too. ”Back came the bands, but this time the four horses were too tired to be disturbed by the drums and the cymbals. Out in the fields she noticed little red buds on the wild roses and larks singing in the hazy drained-blue sky, thrashing their bodies like moths against non-existent windows. “Oh darling, darling, darling,” she said, seizing his hand.

“One door shuts, another door opens,” said Fen, giving Monica a weak smile. They say a lousy dress rehearsal means a good first night, but this is ridiculous. Ludwig came first, to defend his title on the mighty Clara, yellow brow-band matching the yellow knots in her plaits. Fen grabbed Sarah’s hand, crossing her fingers on the other.