From Ian Fleming's "Doctor No"
CHAPTER 20
(Of Honey Rider, at mission's end.)
Bond walked over to her. He took her in his arms and kissed her hard on the lips. He held her and looked down into the shining blue eyes. “Honey. you’re a wonderful girl. You’re one of the most wonderful girls I’ve ever known. I hope the world’s not going to change you too much. D’you really want to have that operation? I love your face -- just as it is. It’s part of you. Part of all this.”
She frowned and freed herself. “You’re not to be serious tonight. Don't talk about these things. I don’t want to talk about them. this is my night with you. Please talk about love. I don't want to hear about anything else. Promise? Now come on. You sit there.”
Bond sat down. he smiled up at her. He said, “I promise”.
She said, “Here’s the mayonnaise. It’s not out of the bottle. I made it myself. And take some bread and butter.” She sat down opposite him and began to eat, watching him. When she saw that he seemed satisfied she said, “Now you can start telling me about love. Everything about it. Everything you know.” . . . “Well . . .” Bond found he couldn’t eat any more. His mouth was dry at the thought of her. He said, “Honey, I can either eat or talk love to you. I can’t do both.”
“You’re going over to Kingston tomorrow. You’ll get plenty to eat there. Talk love.”
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