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"Worth more than all the cups and saucers combined" Ray was interested; however, he didn't have ti up the subject of Ta there and find an excuse to leave

"I was given the collection ten years ago in paye debt Just a couple crates of extremely well-packed dishes, as far as I knew Didn't even unpack them for three years Didn't knohat they were He took out a dishtowel and wiped the cup "Creaar?"

"Are you mad? Don't tellthem out like now, for my own harmless amuse anything Most people don't react, the ht say, 'What a nice cup'"

"You said har irreplaceable to possible destruction If your guests don't know the value, they et careless and drop it"

"Don't knock evil, evil is exciting When it ceases to be exciting, I'll lose interest I broke then I first got theree, but you see the moment you learned about the uniqueness of these antique pieces, it becauard them for all time One never truly owns antiques; one sieneration You may not see it that way Even so, you're now their custodian and protector As when you save someone and then become responsible for them for the rest of their life"

Towson continued to fill the irreplaceable cup with hot coffee Ray reluctantly accepted the cup and saucer He didn't need this extra anxiety on top of his nervousness fro's episode with Loraine He realized this et beyond all these social niceties and demand some answers Why did Tammy direct him here anyway?

"Excellent Non to your business for being here YouEroup Tayoung woht?"

Then Ray understood They were all at Meg's party He began to feel more at ease Now, he could place this nitary and hadintroduced to an attractive woree of beauty was instantly intiotten? He could picture her now, a tall brunette with squared shoulders and high cheekbones as by far the best-looking woman in the room, if not the state