A wicked smile formed on the jester's mug as he approached the pathetic pair. Suddenly the Chief scowled and the jester seeing this froze in fear. "An...d since when hast thou declared your wretched self to be worthy of issuing kingly directives?" Jester, known as Francis on the outside, pointed his chin towards the floor realizing he'd gone too far in assuming the mannerisms of his superior. "I think the aire apparent shall be the one to decide the punishment to be exacted for your. After he was done he snapped the tube in its holder.He began to look around to see if he could figure out what any of the stuff was. On the top of the gauges and buttons was a round thing that was about twice as big as a Zippo lighter. Carl picked it up and it began to vibrate just a little. He quickly put it back.Suddenly the airplane started to move. Carl stared at the plane for a few seconds. He cautiously looked out of the windows and saw that the airplane was being hauled outside by a. There was a locked door next to the last bedroom she predicted was the access to the attic. There was probably a basement too but Lola was not that curious. From her car she collected a small duffel bag, a couple of hurricane lamps and a bottle of oil, her sleeping bag, cooler with ice, and a bag of groceries she picked up at the little store in the nearby town. This should take care of her for the night. She unloaded it all in the floor just inside the doorway and carried the cooler and. Barb’s thought: concentrate on my cereal.Or when Kathy’s showering and I come in to brush my teeth -- she says it’s OK -- and the shower door’s not totally fogged. Barb’s advice: face the mirror so it won’t look like I’m noticing.Or when Kathy and I watch TV, how she’ll get on my lap like when she was little, and when I put my arms around her, where they end up. Barb gave that one some thought. “In your pajamas?” to which I nodded and she said it’s nothing they don’t know about, anyway.“She.