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Parratt treated her like she was invisible, but Harlow was at peace with that. Just sitting at a table with him was enough to bore her. The last thing she wanted to do was pretend that she gave a crap about anything he said. Once or twice, he tried sliding a hand up her thigh. Icky as it was, at least he was smart enough not to persist after she removed it.
In some ways, he reminded her of Edgar Charnock. He had that same kind of pompous attitude when he had an audience of his peers. Gilbert Parratt liked to talk a lot about his own success and others failings.
Yarker was more interesting to sit with. He wasn’t quite as lecherous as Parratt. More of a gentleman, Yarker actually made sure she had drinks and was comfortable… Although she didn’t discount that his attentiveness may have
