Naan appadiya endru kettu vittu un kanavarai thavira veru ambalaigalai votha anubavam irukka endru ketten, atharku aval thayanginaal naan solludi naan... yaaridam solla pogiren endren, naan eppodhum avalidam softaga payaguvathal solla arambithal. Oru murai kalyanam aana pudhithil kudisayil thoongi kondu irundha podhu aval kanavan kudithu vittu aval mel paduthu vegamaga seithu vindhuvai irakki vittu irangi paduthuvittanam, appodhu meendum oru murai aeri paduthanam intha murai etho vithiyasam. "I fence. What do you do?"Alex was at a loss for a moment. Fence? Like the musketeers? "Er, do you mean like foil? Or sabre?" Foil. I tried epée and saber, but ended up with foil. So, you look in too good a shape for casual exercise, and not heavy enough for weight lifting. Track?" No, judo and jujitsu. I only get here about once a week; I usually swim or run in the morning." Good for you. I like swimming, but lately have little time for it. Between fencing and the conditioning work for fencing. I made the call.“Hello.”“Karen, this is Steve.”“Daddy, thank you for calling. I love you and I’ve missed you so much.”“I love you to. I was afraid you would hate me for leaving.”“I’ve lived with Joan. I know why you had to leave.”“Honey, what can I help you with?”“I got this phone so I could call you without Joan finding out. Have you heard from Sarah?”“No. I just found out about Sarah when Joan called. What’s a little girl doing running away?”“Dad, I can’t talk any longer. I’ll call you. Vicki looked at him, her large browneyes wide with alarm. "Oh, I'm sorry, honey. I didn't mean -"Lanny waived a delicate hand. "I know, Vicki. I realize you didn't meananything by it."I looked at Lanny in puzzlement. Before I could ask, she suggested, "I'dbetter start from the beginning. It's complicated, but you'll understandbetter." With a look directly at me she added, "You especially need tounderstand."We were seated on comfortable couches in Lanny's room. Jay, one of theboys, had joined.