Thelady watching the door turned her attention to the ladies in their lateforties and after greeting them she checked their passes then let theminside.... Madge and Grace stood by the elevator for a moment but as thelady watching the door looked away the two girls scrambled across thehall into an adjoining room. The guard lady looked up to see the openelevator door shut. Satisfied she looked over her clip board as shestood her post once again.Grace and Madge made their way through several rooms. 'I cannot do it. It fills me with dread. Please do not make me see whoit is! Why, I must admit that this room is not unlike my own and thecase of this man may be similar in some way to mine but I cannot lookupon him. Please oh please kind Spirit, take me away from this. I havelearned a valuable lesson that I will not forget.'The Spirit relented and they exited that cold and macabre room andcontinued on the journey that Scrooge knew not where would end.Through the dim depressing streets they. They enjoyed living in ruts, where centuries could pass, and nothing of interest happens. Valon and I are rather unusual in that case, because after we lost our home, we decided to travel and see the world. We could have stayed here or some other elf settlement, but we wanted to see what excitement and adventure awaited us.” “I can understand their desire. I never had that luxury. Human life is too quick and chaotic to find such long-lasting tranquility. Things always change.”“Well, elves have. The low voices continued and Vincent slowly inched his head round again.The scene seemed the same. They hadn't noticed. Then he saw Joeyimperceptibly angle his head round. Joey's terrified eyes clamped hard onVincent's and he saw Joey's lips moving silently, mouthing the words"call the police."Vincent nodded back and pulled his head back round the side of the car.Trying to keep his breath steady, he gingerly lowered the bass and guitarcases onto the ground. He looked round feeling his pockets..