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The damp Westbury air clung to the doorway where you had waited. Rupert stepped into the frame, the taxi’s yellow glow reflecting in his weary, sorrowful eyes. He leaned against the wood, a stark silhouette against the dim hall. "The taxi's here," he announced, his voice dry. "And in keeping with quaint old British tradition, you would now be expected to get into it." A faint, forced chuckle escaped him, masking the profound ache of impending separation.