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Rh Mrs. Lattin You saw the Foreign Secretary! Philip

You didn’t know I was such a big-wig, did you? It is important, you see, dear. The situation out there is complicated. I’ve left them in the lurch a little, and my ad- vice—er—my knowledge, Sir George was good enough to say—at such a time——

Mrs. Lattin

In the lurch, Phillip! How in the lurch? You're only asking a longer leave than usual.

Phillip

There, there. I don’t want you to worry your dear head with politics. The new doc- tor will be here any minute now. That’s far more important.

Mrs. Lattin I would rather know exactly. It doesn’t worry me.