if.thespywholovedme-第33部分

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reams　about！
　I　said　good…by　to　Captain　Stonor　and　thanked　him。　Then；　rather　frightened　of　making　a　fool　of　myself；　I　put　on　my　crash　helmet　and　pulled　down　my　saucy　fur…lined　goggles；　got　on　the　machine；　and　stamped　on　the　starter　pedal。　Thank　heavens　the　little　engine　fired　right　away！　Now　I　would　show　them！　By　design；　the　rear　wheel　was　still　on　its　stand。　I　let　in　the　clutch　fairly　fast　and　gave　a　quick　push。　The　spinning　rear　wheel　made　contact　with　the　loose　surface　of　the　road；　and　dust　and　pebbles　flew。　And　I　was　gone　like　a　rocket　and；　in　ten　seconds　through　the　gears；　I　was　doing　forty。　The　surface　looked　all　right　ahead　so　I　took　a　chance　and　glanced　back　and　raised　a　cheeky　hand　in　farewell；　and　there　was　a　wave　from　the　little　group　of　police　in　front　of　the　smoking　lobby　block。　And　then　I　was　off　down　the　long　straight　road　between　the　two　sentinel　rows　of　pine　trees；　and　I　thought　the　trees　looked　sorry　to　be　letting　me　get　away　unharmed。
　Unharmed？　What　was　it　the　captain　of　detectives　had　said　about　〃scars〃？　I　just　didn't　believe　him。　The　scars　of　my　terror　had　been　healed；　wiped　away；　by　this　stranger　who　slept　with　a　gun　under　his　pillow；　this　secret　agent　who　was　only　known　by　a　number。
　A　secret　agent？　I　didn't　care　what　he　did。　A　number？　I　had　already　forgotten　it。　I　knew　exactly　who　he　was　and　what　he　was。　And　everything；　every　smallest　detail；　would　be　written　on　my　heart　forever。
　The　End



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