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We could go down there, couldn’t we? And his office is so far
away from the bedrooms that we would disturb nobody.”
“Won’t he mind?” Kate asked anxiously. She did not want
to run the risk of another row with Marc tonight.
“Why should he?” asked his mother, raising one fine
eyebrow. She groped for her stick. “Give me your arm, ma
chere, and we will solace our souls with music.”
Kate laughed, and guided her down the stairs and along
the corridor which led to Marc’s office. She had never been
in there before and for a moment her curiosity mastered her
manners. She stared round her, taking in the long, red-
leather topped desk, the steel filing cabinets, the
bookshelves and cupboards. It was a long, wide room,
probably the biggest in the house. The windows were
covered with wooden shutters. There was discreet strip
lighting down the middle of the room, and a thick grey
carpet on the floor. Leather-backed chairs stood about the
room. Everything was very tidy, very businesslike.
Mrs. Lillitos was watching her, with a faint smile. “You
are interested in the room?”
Kate flushed. “I’m sorry, I was being curious.”
“Naturally. Ma chere, my son works very hard. He is at
the head of a vast modern business complex. It is not a ...
what do you say? A nine-to-five job. He works all the hours
of the day, sometimes. He gets very tired, very irritable.
Because, of course, he is only a man. And men have needs
they are sometimes too proud to reveal.”
Kate plunged across the room, desperate to change the
subject, afraid of what she might hear. “Is this the record
player?” She knew that she was behaving rudely, but she
