She had also asked him twice to dine at Rosings, and had sent for him only the Saturday before, to make up her pool of quadrille in the evening.

夫人曾经请他到罗新斯去吃过两次饭，上星期六晚上还请他到她家里去打过“夸锥”。

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Although they have since been sidelined militarily by Ansar Dine and AQIM, they are the only group in the north with both popular legitimacy - and a realistic chance of cutting a deal with any government in Bamako.

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