He jotted down the score carefully before he replied . `` I ? Oh , a book-worm and recluse always leads a placid life . I never cared for excitement , you know . I came down here to attend a sale of some rare editions , and a well-meaning friend dragged me out to see the races . I find it rather interesting , I must confess , much more so than I should have fancied . Sorry I ca n't stay until the end . I must go as soon as the free-for-all is over , if not before . I have backed ` Mascot ' ; you ? '' '' ` Lu-Lu ' '' she answered quickly -- it almost seemed defiantly . How horribly unreal it was -- this carrying on of small talk , as if they were the merest of chance-met acquaintances ! `` She belongs to a friend of mine , so I am naturally interested . '' `` She and ` Mascot ' are ties now -- both have won two heats . One more for either will decide it . This is a good day for the races . Excuse me . '' He leaned over and brushed a scrap of paper from her grey cloak . She shivered slightly . `` You are cold ! This stand is draughty . ''
`` I XXXXX not at all cold , thank you .
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