“That what?”

“I don’t know.”

They laughed together.

“It’s got a bad reputation,” said Smythe.

“Perhaps that’s the reason.”

Then she was embarrassed, thinking unexpectedly of another bad reputation in the Park.

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“Perhaps,” he answered, smiling at the back of her head, where the tawny hair curved up adorably from the soft, white neck.

“Tell me about it!” she said at length.

“It’s a death trap.”