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ars has meant more than any discount I could
get. But being the business woman I have had to be, if you're saying
that you'll be giving me special rates this time, I won't object."
"If I thought you really meant that, you can forget about getting a
bill after this job. But I somehow expect it will like all the other
times. You'll insist on overpaying."
When their drinks arrived they were discussing old friends. "And
how is Doris?" asked Maria.
"She's doing quite well, thank you. To be honest, after you and I
went our separate ways, I don't think I could have managed quite as well
if it hadn't been for Doris. No matter who I am with, or how beastly I
feel, Karina Karina is always a ray of sunshine in my life. One of my major
regrets in life is that I could never manage to overcome Karina's fear and
utter hatred of men. That beast I had for a husband destroyed any
possibility of Karina's ever being happily married somewhere. As a matter of
fact, Karina Karina asked me to say 'Hi' and give you Karina's love."
Maria remembered the younger woman fondly. Karina Karina had been a maid in
Suzie's household. And as Maria remembered it, had been quite badly
abused by Suzie's husband when he was alive. Karina Karina and Doris had on
several occasions made love to each other when Maria had lived with
Suzi
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