It’s truly sad. However, it doesn’t apply to me. Bill’s been encouraging me about education ever since he moved next door to me. And this Auburn... thing is just another rung in that ladder.”Mister Rogers had a wry expression on his face. “Mister Simon, you’re in agreement with the findings at Auburn?”“Mister Rogers, Auburn is but the tip of the iceberg. Haley’s participation at Auburn is due to the people at an engineering company called 3Sigma. I just quit my job at my former employer to go to. She still couldn't get over the fact that Betty had settled for Jughead of all people.She had known about Midge and Moose for months, and she even suspected that Chuck and Nancy had been active just as long. And then there was Reggie, who for some unknown reason had hooked up with young Cricket. Cricket, who was two years younger than she was, was getting some action from another of her friends. Well, she finally decided that she had to take the upper hand in her relationship with Mr. Archie. What would Jean think of a man that got his kicks from watching others?" Kevin said, a flat note of refusal apparent in his voice. But Monique knew him better than he did himself and her appeal to his weak point began."Well, it isn't important. It's just that you may have learned something about lovemaking. Jean will expect that after your supposed good time in Paris. I don't think you want to disappoint her." Her eyes watched his face change slowly from stern objection to thoughtful. Let’s head inside or we’re going to get drenched.”I turned and walked a few feet, before realizing they were still staring out at the desert trying to see my vision. I walked inside and got a fire started in the stove, refilled the wood box, and covered the adobe bricks, wood slats, and the woodpile with canvas covers. I quickly refilled both water buckets with water for cooking and making coffee. When I got back, they had both come in and taken seats at the table. Both were writing things down.