In silence, Frank set himself to compose a short speech. ‘Dear Lisa, please consider the following three possibilities, which I’ve been asked to put before you by my brother-in-law. First, Karl Karlovich wants you, although he doesn’t know it himself. He would like you to go to England with him to look after the children on the journey, at the same wages I pay you (which he takes it are fair ones), and then later, when he realizes what he really feels, to go to bed with him, to the disgust, disapproval, and envy of all his neighbours in Norbury. Second possibility: Karl Karlovich wants you,
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