Donner, we haven't seen her in few weeks?!?" "Uh, she's in Europe," Virna replied, "she should be home in a couple of weeks, though!!!" "Well," Mirand...a went on, "we have an opening at two this afternoon if that's agreeable with you, should I put you down for it?!?" It was now or never, "Yes, two will be just fine," she replied, "see you then, and thank you!!!" Hello, Mrs. Reynolds, it's so nice to meet you, won't you please come in and have a seat," Miranda said graciously while shaking Virna's. Penelope took over as the hostess and despite Sejanus being there, she did everything she could to make the festivities a success. Mary and Isa were the servers. They had to tolerate the slaps on their rear or pinches from the men in attendance. It was a part of being a slave in Rome at that time. Something they didn't like, but had to endure it. Even Penelope had to take some light gropping herself.Later, after the guest were gone, Maximus returned feeling tired. There was no spring in his. Instead, he pulls up the armrest between them and suggests that she puts her head in his lap. Amy hesitates. This could be comfortable, but will he try something? She decides to go for it: she will just treat him the same way she treats any other sleazy guy. Famous novelist or not, if he tries something she’ll punch him in the nuts. She folds her legs up on her seat and carefully places her head midway between his knees and his crotch placing her hands as an improvised pillow between her cheek. .. residents = people who don't leave when it snows. That's kids, parents, grandparents and dogs. Cats are smarter than that. They do their very best to stay indoors and stay away from kids who thinkg dropping them in a snow covered yard is 'cute'.There were about 10,000 people living in Ludington, except in the summer, then it's 30,000. My old lives knew that Ludington lost a lot of people when the railcars stopped coming.When the railroad decided that it was 'no longer economically feasible'.