However Aileen was delighted by the suggestion and couldn't wait to have the surgery done. Oh, on the NHS by the way, so it took a good few months to ...organise. We didn't have that kind of cash available at the time. I was saving to have a large extension built onto the cottage; well, we both loved the cottage and we'd need more room when it was time for Aileen to have children.I can't say that I was overly enthusiastic about the operation at all. Especially baring in mind some of the comments. As hervision cleared, she realized two nurses and her doctor were looking downon her. "Mister Bates?" the doctor asked. "How are you feeling?" Please," she said, using her new soprano voice for the first time, "call meMiss Davis--or Selena--now. And I feel.....different, I guess is the best wayto put it. The world seems to look the same, yet...I would swear that thecolors are more vivid. And oh, she must have 20-20 vision! I haven't seenthis clearly since I was a child!" Then, unexpectedly, the. "Hi. My name's Jane. I have an appointment." She sounded more nervous than she'd intended to."Please, come up," enthused the voice. The door clicked open, andJane crept inside."How did you hear about me?" asked the man Jane had spoken to on the intercom, a respectable looking man in his late thirties. He had a full beard which was already starting to get a few white hairs, and wore oldfashioned glasses. He sat down in front of her, motioning for her to do the same.Jane looked around at the. They'll want to, but nothing you say could help them, and it could end up hurting you. Are you okay with that?" Yes, of course." Now, the dean will be a different problem. I can put off the police, but her authority over you is different." Oh?" The law gives you rights against the police, not against the dean. They can put you in jail, but they need warrants and trials. The dean can kick you out of school, and no trial is necessary."This world was so different from mine. The queen didn't hold.