precious time

precious time
Red Hat Girl
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Regatta At Argenteuil
Colonel Luscombe's voicesounded worried as he said: "I wish Bess would get in touchwith the girl."
　　"Have you been talking to her on the subject –to Bess, I mean?"
　　"Well, yes…. Yes Idid. I ran across her by chance. We were staying in the same hotel, as a matter of fact. Iurged Bess to make some arrangements to see the girl."
　　"What did she say?" askedEgerton curiously.
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　　"Refused point blank. She more or less said thatshe wasn't a safe person for the girl to know."
　　"Looked at from one point of view I don't suppose she is," said Egerton. "She's mixed up with that racing fellow, isn't she?"
　　"I've heard rumours."
　　"Yes, I've heard themtoo. I don't know if there's muchin it really. There might be, I suppose. That could be why she feels as she does. Bess's friends are strong meat from time to time! But what a woman she is, ehDerek? What a woman."
　　"Always been her own worst enemy," said Derek Luscombe, gruffly.