While they were dancing Tony came straight to business. ‘I suppose you wouldn’t care to come away for the week-end?’ he asked. ‘Shouldn’t mind,’ said Milly. ‘Where?’ ‘I thought of Brighton.’ ‘Oh ... Is it for a divorce?’ ‘Yes.’ ‘You wouldn’t mind if I brought my little girl with us? She wouldn’t be any trouble.’ ‘Yes.’ ‘You mean you wouldn’t mind?’ ‘I mean I should mind.’ ‘Oh...You wouldn’t think I had a little girl of eight, would you?’ ‘No.’ ‘She’s called Winnie. I was only sixteen when I had her. I was the youngest of the family and our stepfather wouldn’t leave any of us girls alone.
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