"This afternoon?" Carney almost shouted into the phone.

"This afternoon?" Carney almost shouted into the phone. "But, they'll have to release their flat, or sublet it or something, and then there's..." "I know what you can do, Mr. Carney," she replied, "three o'clock please." MISTRESS OF BONDAGE Part II "Oh look, Sue," Terry bubbled when the castle came into view. "Isn't it simply delicious?" The towers and the walls of the imposing structure were indeed breathtaking, but Sue was somewhat underwhelmed. After all, Terry was the most romantic and adventuresome of the pair. Sue was just in it for the money. "I just hope its comfortable," she replied dryly. "Not to worry, Miss," said the driver without looking back. "It may look tiresome on the outside, but I'm told it has all the comforts of Buckingham Palace." "Do you live around here, driver?" Sue asked. "No, Miss," he replied. "that's what Mr. Carney told me. When you come to it, Miss, I'm just an expensive cabby he hired to drive you here." "That Mr. Carney," Terry laughed, "he's such an old bore for a young man. When he told us we'd have to live at the castle all summer, he acted as though it would be a downer. He's crazy. Living here will be a dream." "Maybe so, Duchess," said Sue, "but he was smart enough to show me the escrow agreement showing our money on deposit in the bank. All we have to do is pick it up when we leave the castle. I wouldn't have come otherwise." The driver pulled up short when the limousine reached the thick stone wall and then got out to use the telephone at the end of the gate.

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