Mary called for a motion, which was made and seconded, that passed unanimously. The meeting adjourned two minutes later, and the members of the Vestry... broke into groups of two and three to talk. Fred, Bert, and Harry came up and punched me lightly on the shoulder: ‘Nothing personal, Vicar,’ Fred said, ‘thought we could use a bit o’ humor. Things were getting long.’ ‘Yeah, Vic, nothing personal,’ Bert and Harry echoed. I thought for a moment. ‘All right, apology accepted. Your penance will be to. The barman nodded.Having returned with the drinks he said, “Just sip it slowly Janet, it may taste a bit sharp to start with.”“OK, I will,” she said sipping at the drink and taking in in her surroundings and the the thrill of being out on the town with a grown man.Then her eyes met his.“You look quite the young lady tonight Janet. I’m hoping we’ll both enjoy ourselves.”Janet’s small hand came onto his, “I’ve looked forward to us being alone; without you know who around ... I think she’s been so. But unlike most of his staff I have never been someone who ceded her power to his dull regime. When I dedicated myself to the task of a horse trainer, I always did it on my own terms. But I had more spirit than Erik could ever handle. So one day after a heating argument he has fired me immediately. It happened just a week before I was going to take an examination to become an official accredited horse trainer. He just wanted to destroy my career perspective. How much have I hated him for that.". I became aware of just how sheltered her upbringing had been the Friday she asked to try some of the whisky I had acquired. Having turned 18 before I left England, I had experienced alcohol legally, and had been unwilling to let the backwards American laws stand in the way of the odd drop or two of the good stuff when I felt he need, or the occasional beer with friends. I wasn’t as heavy a drinker as some of my fellow students, having gotten that phase out of my system back home, and I never.