It's me," she said. Then Rose began to tell him about her past. About her family and how life in the Sanders household was for a young girl growing up.... Michael listened carefully as he always did when she talked. He was amazed at what she told him about her early life and how deeply it affected her. He couldn't believe anyone could have been so repressed and so subjugated… how her parents could have crushed her spirit like this."Oh, Rose… I had no idea!" he said. "I mean I knew you were quiet. "What would you have me do instead." You must change the world for the better, my love. You must use yourstature, your wealth and your wiles to make this world a better placefor everyone. Is that something you can do?"My eyes must have been wide with wonder at the words of my fianc?e. Hewas offering me a key to the gilded cage I'd been living in, but withthe proviso that once that key is used, I must then enter the world ofmen and do all I could to make them become rational creatures. This. We found a table in the back part of the bar that had a bench seat along the wall and one chair. Rob sat on one side of me on the bench seat and Tom sat on my other side. Eric sat across from me at the small table. Tom ordered another round of drinks and, stupid me, I ordered another glass of wine! After the drinks came and the music started to play again, Tom asked Rob if he could dance with me. Rob smiled at me then Tom and said it was OK with him. I smiled and leaned into Tom a little bit. ”That was good it meant it was Mum’s stew, always a family favourite. Mum put the food in the middle of the table, and gave her customary order, “Dig in”We all did, me, Andy and Dad all doing so twice, before we finally mopped our plates clean with chunks of an uncut loaf.“Thank you Mrs. Barker,” Kathy said as she finished, “can I help with the washing up?”“No thank you dear,” Mum replied, “Andrew and Alison will stack the dishwasher, and there’s nothing else to do. Why don’t you and David go.