She sat there fidgeting while everybody talked careful y, with long pauses, about the Peace Treaty, when it was going to be signed, whether the Germans would sign. Things happen fast. After al , Reggie, you're taking his money. More rioting, cracked skul s, trampled feet.
He stooped and peered into her face querulously through his thick glasses. She didn't move; then he began to get red and moved his chair a little. It would be better than making a living off the workingclass. A hush had fal en over the room.
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