More subtly, Leonard Delco, in "The Senator's Wife" wasmentally altered from a man having a loving affair with StephanieBradley to an adherent who pla...tonically loved and was fiercely loyal toStephen Bradley, the man she became.As each person enters the valley, they are drawn into the valley'smagic, and their sadness (if any) is measured and the best way to helpthat person to happiness is determined. As Terrence Cowpens describesit in "The Senator's Wife", "I felt as if I was being studied; not. "The tension drained out of her. I hadn't really been aware of how hunched up her shoulders were until they sagged down to a more normal, relaxed position.When she turned around, she wasn't crying, but she looked like she might."Do you really want to know what's wrong?"I nodded. "Yes, I do."With a sigh, Mom pulled out one of the kitchen chairs and sat down, facing me."We laid of sixty-eight people, today. Sixty-eight. And I had to tell every one of them. It was so ... so easy, on paper. But. Given that the weather was warm and that we would be seeing Daniel the following morning we decided to put the plan in motion the following day. I attended the church meeting the next morning with Cherry and after the service I went and saw Daniel and after some general chat I mentioned that Cherry & I were looking to move out of our rental sometime in the not too distant future but wasn't sure if we would get enough finance to purchase our own place. Daniel worked for one of the banks. She set herpurse down and fired up her computer, and then headed back to thekitchenette with her cup to get another cup of coffee. Dacia, came in todo the same as Ann was sugaring her cup."What's on your mind?" Dacia asked as she reached over to grab thecreamer."How do you do that?" Ann asked somewhat miffed."Honey, you are an open book, you wear your emotions like you wear thatblouse. Very pretty by the way, I like the ruffles." Thank you," Ann smiled then sat at the little table, crossed.