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newspaper, before venturing out again later in search of somewhere to eat lunch. Nowhere in any of that relaxed routine had he had the least premonition that he would also see Dee McCall again today! But he had to say something, couldn’t stand here like a speechless moron for ever. ‘You’re looking well, Dee,’ he finally managed gruffly, his American accent totally at variance with her softer English tones. ‘So are you, Rik,’ she returned softly, her eyes flirting with him beneath lowered dark lashes. ‘Are you-?’ ‘Is-?’ He broke off as they both began talking at once. ‘You first,’ he invited wryly. He might not have thought of this woman for months - years? - but when he had, he had never imagined the two of them meeting like this, awkwardly, stilted, like two strangers who had never been madly in love with each other. He hadn’t imagined Cathy and Heathcliffe either, but this - this was just banal! Dee gave him a mischievous smile. ‘I was just going to ask if you were here with someone/’ He shook his head. ‘And I was

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newspaper, before venturing out again later in search of somewhere to eat lunch.Nowhere in any of that relaxed routine had he had the least premonition that he would also see Dee McCallagain today!But he had to say something, couldnt stand here like a speechless moron for ever.Youre looking well, Dee, he finally managed gruffly, his American accent totally at variance with hersofter English tones.So are you, Rik, she returned softly, her eyes flirting with him beneath lowered dark lashes. Are you-?Is-? He broke off as they both began talking at once. You first, he invited wryly.He might not have thought of this woman for months - years? - but when he had, he had never imagined thetwo of them meeting like this, awkwardly, stilted, like two strangers who had never been madly in love witheach other. He hadnt imagined Cathy and Heathcliffe either, but this - this was just banal!Dee gave him a mischievous smile. I was just going to ask if you were here with someone/He shook his head. And I was