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“Oh, I’m Ava, that’s Josh, my brother, and these are my cousins, Chloe and Aiden,” said Ava. “And that’s Bella – our grandparents’ dog.”
“Of course I know Bella, we’ve met lots of times. How lovely to see you.” Felicity held her hand out to Bella, and Chloe immediately decided that she liked her.
Behind Felicity, a door opened, and Chloe saw a look of wonder cross Ava’s face. “Harry Hobhouse,” Ava whispered, just loud enough for everyone to hear. Chloe watched as Harry turned his polished smile towards Ava. With a sigh, Ava melted.
Then Harry caught sight of Martha, and added massive megawatts of smiledom. The white teeth gleamed and his smile seemed to double in size.
“This is Harry,” said Felicity. “My nephew. You may recognise him from Strangers and Friends, that television programme.”
“Friends and Strangers,” said Harry, walking forward, his hand outstretched. Ava reached forward and croaked something unintelligible, but Harry didn’t notice her and headed straight for the swaddled Martha. He hugged her as if they were
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