Father came from the bathroom and went through to his bedroom. The next second I heard him shout: “Good God, what have you done to yourself?” He sounded so horrified that I thought Topaz had had some accident. I dashed into Buffer State but stopped myself outside their bedroom door; I could see her from there. She was wearing a black evening dress that she never has liked herself in, a very conventional dress. Her hair was done up in a bun and she had make-up on — not much, just a little rouge and lipstick. The result was astounding. She looked quite ordinary — just vaguely pretty but not
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