"That was me told.I got home at about ten to four, and Wendy, my Dad and Janice were waiting for me. They each had a present for me. Dad had got me a ...nice bottle of single malt Lagavulin whisky, Wendy had bought four very nice whisky glasses, and Janice had 'bought' the matching decanter. Dad's influence?There were cards from various family members, and one from Ethel. It was rather cryptic; after the usual greetings it said "Wendy has your present, she will give it to you. I know you have had. "In the middle of the twentieth century, Adolf Hitler absorbed state after state. The great powers of the time, Britain and France, undertook a policy of appeasement. Hitler had his way. Ladies and gentlemen, what President Dering proposes is no less than appeasement. The Union of Central Africa has its Sudentenland, when will it come for its Czechoslovakia? Peace at all costs is no good policy; war as an option must be. None of us can ever be safe," again, emphasizing the last, "until we are. She had a curioussmile on her face, but said nothing as Christine sat and turned her attentionback toward Mr. Starkov. "Christine, Ms. Whelan has brought to my attentionthe test that you took today. She knew that you were in the running for thecheer captain and she graded your test immediately in order to ensure thatyou would meet certain academic requirements. Alas, you failed the test andwith the other problems that you have had in Ms. Whelan's class, that bringsyour grade all the way down to. . Nee gudda naaku estam.. Pooku thenesthanu pooyetanthaloopu.. Apani cheye.. Pooye snanam cheechi raa poo. Akkada bath room unnade. Me abbayeni kooda peluchukoni poo.. Mum thanu poothu nannu peluchukoni bath room lo ki pooye thalupunu varaga veesi battalu thesende. Neenu alage chusthunna thananu.. Raju battalu theyamantu thane thesende. Mum pooku nenda nallaga athulu nenda unnaye. Arati bhodala vatti thodalu.. Chinnaga bojja.. Laavu sallu thukaniki baruvu ga kendeki vaali unnaye. Chakkati.