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date had been seated; but the table was empty now; reset with fresh

linen and silver。

Biting her lip; she reread the message。

〃What is it; Anne? Any problem?〃 Alex's concern made her aware of the

others' attention。

Embarrassed; she refolded the paper。 〃It's nothing。 An old friend was in

and saw us。〃 With a feeble smile; she tucked the note in her purse。

〃Must have been some old friend;〃 Alex whispered。 〃You're blushing。〃

〃I am not;〃 Anne replied。 〃It's the wine。〃

But her cheeks grew red more than once in the following days。 Sometimes

it was with annoyance that Mitch had embarrassed her in front of her

friends; sometimes with frustration that he hadn't approached; sometimes

with anger that he hadn't made his note more personal。 One or twice; it

was even with jealousy。 He had been with a woman。 His 〃other

obligation〃? Anne couldn't recall anything about her; not her looks; her

age; her dress; or her expression。 She wished she could; but she'd had

eyes only for the man who looked so much like Mitch。

Thinking about this faceless woman; she had second thoughts about

returning to Vermont。 If Mitch wasn't free; what was the point? Already

she thought about him far too often。 Better to cut her losses and make a

clean break。

But she did think about him a lot; and she needed Vermont。 No matter

that it would be safer spending New Y

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