We need to keep it quiet here or he’ll be right back in the bathroom. And so will you.”“He’s going to suffer for this all day, isn’t he?” ...Lily said. “That must have brought him close to alcohol poisoning. We should have called an ambulance.”“With any luck, he’ll suffer for it for a long time,” I said. Yes, that was evil, but I wasn’t going to let him forget he’d been so drunk we couldn’t tell him he was going to be a daddy.“He lives!” I said as I came through the door with Emily.“You’ve been. Curious, but without really thinking about it, I went into the garden and round to the back where the noise seemed to be coming from. There was a man, dressed only in a very abbreviated pair of shorts working on a window. “Hello, love, what ar’yer doing?” “Nothing,” I replied, “just heard a noise that’s all, this place has been empty for years.” “Ah, so it has,” the man said, “but someone’s now bought it and I’m getting it ready to be done up.” “Oh,” I said. “You’re a nice pretty looking maid,. "I know," she said softly. "It's not right." That's an understatement," Leslie snarled. "It's sexism is what itis. You know what else? Last month, Warren hinted that I might reallyhelp my career if I slept with him?"Stephanie's jaw dropped. "I didn't know that. I mean, everyone know'she a lecherous old bastard, but I didn't think he was _that_ bad!" Sheglanced around the ladies' room to be certain that she wouldn't beoverheard. "Did you report him?" To whom?" Leslie asked facitiously. . They ended up putting four large rocks around the fire to form a hole and setting a large pan across it. He had gotten a bottle from the wine stocks as a special treat. Their parents always had wine with their meals, so they were not unaccustomed to that beverage. The meal turned out to be tasty even though Nathan had not really done much cooking in his young past. He had, however, paid attention to what his mother did in the kitchen."That was really good, Nathan. I guess you can teach me a few.