Marthe said suddenly, 'How many souls on this earth call you Francis? Three? Or perhaps four?'
For a moment he looked at her unsmiling; and for a moment she wished, angrily that she could recall the question. Then quite suddenly he smiled, and held out his hand. 'Five,' he said. 'Surely? Since last night.
For a moment he looked at her unsmiling; and for a moment she wished, angrily that she could recall the question. Then quite suddenly he smiled, and held out his hand. 'Five,' he said. 'Surely? Since last night.
( Dorothy Dunnett )
[ Pawn in Frankincense ]
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