"Now you try!" He shouted down.I jumped into the air, and...fell back down."Try again!" He shouted.I raised myself off my knees, and tried again. I... jumped a bit higher, and for a second, it felt like I stopped in mid air.Kind of a slap in the face to fall back down again.Father dropped back down and landed on his right foot. He walked back over to me, and helped me up."You need to calm yourself. Think of birds, heights, anything to do with the air." Said father.I dusted my pants off, and. .. the uniquely unique ... Pip!”“Not him too,” Judge Jack said hanging his head.Pip rose from his seat and shook hands with Chom. He said, “You did a most excellent job. I can only hope that I do as well.”“You’ll do just as well, I’m sure,” Chom said.Pip sat down on the witness stand after taking a minute to bow to the applause. He preened a bit. He spent a few seconds straightening his beard.The clerk asked, “Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?”“Sure,. “Given that everyone is trying to identify me, I’m lying low at the moment; praying the public’s fascination will pass in time.”“In that case, come by the house and you can see Ethan without anyone observing.”“That’s not a bad offer, though I’m nervous about building his expectations.”“He’s not expecting anything. I’ve repeated what you said, that you were merely trying to cheer him up. He’s not associating you with why he’s feeling better. The pressure is off; just see whether he seems. " I'll cancel our reservations," her mom relented."See you soon. Tell Dad to drive carefully." I will. We should be there in a couple hours." No hurry." We won't."A wry smile shifted Marta's face when she ended the call. "We're going to be explaining the whole harem thing again," she said to Margie.Margie shrugged. "They love you. They'll accept it."Joe the chef emerged from the kitchen, an apron depicting a pig eating its own kind bought at a barbeque restaurant in Minneapolis protecting his.