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But mine was the lion's share, I'm afraid. 'I'll ring Mrs Blake,' she said finally, just to make sureshe can come. Nevertheless, Zoe adored her and was fiercelyprotective of her, more so than Marianne, constantlywatchful for what she felt For themoment, that seemed all that mattered.

Lucky her. 'After I'dgone?''Oh, all right. Obviously I've been in politics too long, grown a second skin. 'We've got to get in,' hewould say, at meeting after meeting, in the face ofopposition from the old-school Socialists.