The forest was around us like a tall forbidding fortress that we had wandered into. It was so dark that even the moon’s pale face couldn’t light t...he way. With a stumbling fall, I tripped again, landing hard on my right arm. My stomach heaved and rolled at the sound of bone being snapped in two. With Angels’ help, I picked myself up. But once on my feet, pain and queasiness made me sit back down. I brushed the dead leaves and twigs off of my robe as best as I could with just my left arm. . When we arrived at the house the first thing we did was put our bags in our room and showed Phil and mum to theirs. While I put the kettle on for coffee and unpacked the food we had brought with us Rebecca gave mum and Phil a more detailed tour of the house even though there was not much more to see.As we sat in the kitchen Phil pointed out that this house was a good investment, for It had quite a high pitched roof into which we could insert dormer windows and possibly and add another two. ~Why do you need an hotel? The house waits for you. I thought it was politeness to His Excellency that you stayed in the Embassy?~ was the surprising reply.When Derek saw the house which had been found for him, his heart sank a little. It was huge, by English standards. Three stories and with rooms on all four sides of a central courtyard, it looked big enough for ten families. There was a resident staff headed by a self-important and rather corpulent Chief Eunuch. There were kitchen staff and. " Yes, Sir."While Jack entered data into his computer, I headed for the kitchen. I fed Bozo, then scrounged around the bathroom and our room for a load of clothes. I started the washer and let him out to do his thing. It was getting too cold out to leave the door open. He'd let us know when he was ready to come back in.I went into the kitchen and did some cleaning up. I emptied the dishwasher and noticed there wasn't anything that needed washing.Bozo must have let Jack know it was time to come.