"I'll make sure I order your magazine for you, Jenny," Alan said as they headed for the door."Thank you, Alan. I'll see you both at breakfast," Jenny ...replied with a smile.Taking Alan's hand, Abi more or less skipped out of the door beside him, simply happy at being with him.Once outside they set off at a leisurely walk, taking in the early morning sunshine as the day promised to be both warm and sunny."How are you feeling today, Abi?" Alan finally asked."A lot less sore than yesterday Uncle. He served with the Vingt Deux and wasawarded the Victoria Cross by the king, shortly after D-Day," Rachaelsaid."Let me see," Mr. Churchill said, and he went to his teacher's computerand started to search.He came back, sheepishly apologizing to Rachael for not believing her."He is listed in Wikipedia. Sgt. Pierre Verdun of Ingersoll, Ontario. Ididn't know we had a VC recipient in town." He paused nervously. "Youdon't think I could see the medal, do you. To be able to touch aVictoria's Cross. " I stammered. My mouthhad gone dry. All I could think of was the fact that Anna was bound tocall the police and I would be branded a 'dirty pervert' around theneighbourhood. I began to try to take the dress off, but my wet handsmade it a difficult task."I'm really, really sorry Anna, I don't know what came over me. Pleasedon't call the police or tell anyone. I've never, ever done thisbefore," I pleaded pathetically as I turned my back on Anna as I didn'twant her to see my shame."Shut up,". Once in front of the closet, however she couldn’t resist going inside to look for those Malibu slippers she had predicted would be inside. She didn’t find the feathery shoes, but what she did find was nothing short of amazing. The closet itself was a spacious walk in, nearly as big as the room. There were racks and racks of clothing, boxed on shelves, and even a few more dressers. One dresser, nearly as tall as Katherine was solely for jewelry, it seemed and was especially made for that.
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