"I think we can manage Wednesday." He smiles, briefly. "I'll have to show you the statue...I think you'll like it." (Martel doesn't even want to think about Aloysius yet.)
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"I think we can manage Wednesday." He smiles, briefly. "I'll have to show you the statue...I think you'll like it."
(Martel doesn't even want to think about Aloysius yet.)