She would meet them at the door, introduce me (naked) to them, and we would have them leave any bags, or cardigans, in the first room. I would ask the...m if they would like to see the house. This was quite important because, in those days, there were not many free-standing houses around, and this one had views of the beach, from the back of the house. I would then usher them to the dining room, and tell them we had some refreshments to offer. I would serve from the kitchen in the next room, ask. She looked around the room, hating the sight of the shiny linoleum floors and the feel of the chair beneath her."Ryan, I wished you would have stayed with Robby," his mother told him. "I don't like the thought of him home alone right now." Well, I wanted to be here. He'll be okay by himself."She didn't answer, instead looking over as her husband came back with the Styrofoam cups of hot coffee. JR seemed very surprised to see Jen."Well hullo there Jen," he said, sitting down. "How are you?"She. Bob hadbeen thinking of giving this girl the thrill of her life by asking herout, but she'd been such an odd little snot that he decided againstit. After what she'd said, he didn't think she deserved a date withhim. "If I have any other questions, I'll be sure to come back andask you or your master." Not wanting to risk the chance this peculiargirl - she had to be at least a little off since she conversed withher obviously make-believe wizard master through that strange littlesign - might. ”“Oh. So she’s from Sydney.”“Well, she’s from some town in the Riverina. But she was the first Aboriginal woman to be elected to the NSW legislature. She’s also Labor. It will be interesting to see what transpires.”“That’s ‘interesting’ as in the fictitious Chinese curse?”“‘Fictitious’?”“So I’ve been told. But it’s good, anyway.”“None of this will be instantaneous. In fact, it may not be right. I might be fantasizing the whole construct.”“No. Not quite. It actually seems quite plausible. It’s.