She's gone out with Miranda and Gordo for the rest of the day."I bent over and placed my hands on my knees taking a few deep breaths to calm me down. ...Mrs McGuire came over and patted me on the back and asked if I was alright."You see Mrs McGuire I've done all this work on the lives and mating habits of animals and Lizzie has done zip and I'm supposed to put her name on it." Why don't you come inside and I'll get you a cold drink and then I'll see what I can do to makeup for Lizzie's. You’re too serious.”Malcolm sighs audibly. “I kind of have to be.”“How so?” Rick asks, sitting forward, intently waiting.“It’s my girlfriend, Mio,” the man begins. “She’s getting tired of me working so damn much. Hell, I’m tired of working so much.”“Then don’t,” Rick says. “Hell, take some time off if you need to.”“Really?” Malcolm asks, his face lighting up.“Yeah, yeah,” Rick answers with a smile and wave of his hand as he sits back into the chair. “Take all the time in the world that you. Then we had a talk, she said she would like to keep it secret and she wouldn’t like to have it widespread all over. She said that she had never wanted anyone so wild like me! I promised her to remain it a secret, thus in a while Kristy came, seeing us together she was surprised a bit, but we talked so friendly and nicely that she calmed down and it was OK! …So the MOM decided to go out after a while and it was only me and Kristy. I could feel she was warming up to me and my sweat had created. Is that fair?"The black man nodded. "I had to do it." I understand," she said. "Did the others also report on my behavior, my comings and goings?" Oh yes," he said. "We was all a'feared of the master."She stood, said, "Wait," went to a desk and found a velvet purse. She put several coins in the man's hand. She sighed, "Tell the cook and the maid that I must let them go. Give them each a pound, a silver pound."The man nodded. "And the stable lad?" He spied on me too?" Oh yes," the elderly man.