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THE HOUSE ON THE HILL 141'"When you howl you're hit, I've always heard, George.But she promised, Saint she promised, and we Westsalways keep our word. So it won't matter if he doeswant to philander, George. She promised. I won'tworry."Upstairs, in her room, Rosemary sat foj a longwhile looking out of the window across the moonlitgarden to the distant, shining harbour. She feltvaguely upset and unsettled. She was suddenly tiredof outworn dreams.And in the garden the petals ofthe last red rose were scattered by a sudden little wind.Summer was over it was autumn.