Octavia took a deep breath now, braced herself, wentinto the playroom. ''He just needs a lot of advice. 'Look, I'm dealing with a -- a domestic emergency. 'Gideon called her again and then again; but even thenshe didn't move, she just went on standing there, quite still,looking at Louise's mother's handkerchiefs.
'Sorry, Gabriel, I'm sosorry. There usually is. Nobodyseemed to understand how much she hurt. She was so brave, Louise,but she was vulnerable too: how would she cope with thissecond, awful loss? She would ring her later: after themeeting.
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