"Hi, Daddy," I said a little uncertainly. He kept looking me up anddown. His eyes focused on my belly button. I fingered the piercing andkept smili...ng at him. I wanted to rush into his arms and kiss him andhug him, but the look he gave me wasn't welcoming."Don't 'hi' me," he said. His voice was angry and his eyes narrowed ashe looked at my face and he scowled at me. "Come on!" He walked to thedoor and stepped out without looking to see if I had followed him. Iput on my coat and hurried. I held the door open for her. As she passed me, I thought a few words ofconsolation in order. "No, you don't. But if you want to find yourhusband without every tongue in town tattling the whole silly sordidtale, I respectfully suggest you shut up and sit down." I'm not nice to you. I don't want to be nice to you because you are nota very nice person. You pick on people and grind them up. I bet littleLarry has spent most of his time being ground to dust under those prettypumps of yours." I. "I'm far from comfortable," I snapped.My wrists were sore and my legs were aching."The statement was rhetorical William. I've finished my washing now I'mgoing to hang it out to dry. Clothing feels and smells so much betterwhen it's dried out in the sun." She turned away from me walked towardsthe stairs."No! Please! Come back!" I begged her, but she didn't answer and soonI was back in darkness and silence.This time it seemed like she had been gone an hour before she returned.I had learned. "The kids are doing great," Jill said. "How about you guys?" You need to call and order Tim a new set of Augers. I doubt these canbe repaired. Hell I wouldn't trust them even if they could be," I toldher."What happened?" she wanted to know and I told her about it."The RCMP's are still trying to figure out who owned it and how it gotthere, where the driver is," I said."So how's Darlene doing? I bet she's enjoying driving a real Blower." Let's just say the initial Rush is being worked out of her.