We met once at Stapleford Grange many years ago, while I was still at school."Veronica had only rarely visited her father after his second marriage, b...ut she vaguely remembered an olive-skinned boy resplendent in cricket whites coming in to the Hall after playing at Sandiacre Cricket Club, and the following morning seeing him leaving in his black blazer and cap to go to school. A quick check of her dates left her guessing that he must be in his early twenties now."Yes," she replied, "I vaguely. . Buy some cookies?!"Her eyes had been flickering downward, and I realized the source of her confusion. My purple headed 'mr. wonderful' was peeking from between the folds of my robe!"Ooops! Sorry!" I exclaimed! "You caught me in the shower," I continued, as I sat on the porch chair. "Now then,... show me what you've got, Kelly!"After staring me straight in the eye for a moment, she sucked in her breath and while bending over her display samples, allowed her blouse to slouch open.".... On the way past the hot tub, I put the lid back on and walked to the pool, took off the peg, and dove in. Before I could go a lap, Wanda and Bobby dove in, and instead of doing our usual swim, the two wanted to play.After nearly drowning me for several minutes, we did do some serious swimming. It felt good to stretch my muscles and use them to the max. When I was panting by the side of the pool, Bobby came up and asked, "Do you think we can fly up to see my sister today instead of tomorrow?". The early students appeared to be more meticulous in their preparation. They took care to set things up just so. Arranging their materials and tools as if surgeons preparing their instruments. This made me feel good for some reason. I knew that at least some of the people in class were serious about the work they were doing, and I was contributing to their training in some small way.As I was sitting in Mr. Tsing's office, watching this parade of sorts, the palms of my hands were beginning to.