" Okay." Shannon replied tentatively."Now what are the three settings on the dial of that toaster?" Um... light?" the young woman guessed with a hint ...of hope inher voice."Good. Keep going." Medium?" One more." Erik replied as he casually rolled up hisright sleeve.Shannon swallowed hard."Dark?" Bingo!" Damn!" she said through pouting lips. "Why do you always haveto toast muffins like that?!" It makes the butter melt quickly." said Erik and with thathe lifted his hand and delivered the first. Wanted to ask about Beatrice.”Right, cause the man was a masochist and was determined to make himself feel even more guilty than Jack did about his mom. What a pair they were.“Alright. Hit me.”Sándor nodded. At least the two of them understood the value in being straight with each other, and not dancing around bushes.“She and Julias. I understand they were a close couple. A bit of a ... two wayward souls finding solace in each other situation.”Jack sighed. “Ah, you want to talk about Julias. The blood is already drying and freezing."We pulled and heaved and eventually Colin was wedged in the crook of two branches and could not be seen from below.Graham climbed the tree using another rope and recovered the rope around Colin. "With a bit of luck the scavengers will do our job before anyone finds the body," he said as he climbed down.We burnt his clothes and bag where the bloodstained snow was. We then dragged snow back over the area. You could see there had been some signs of. Her wrists and ankles were shackled but the veil, the gag and the chains were all that she wore. The only other thing in the small room was a small bucket."I thought you might like to see my newest acquisition," the Minister said. "In Kushtia there is a long tradition of public officials having concubines. The pressures of public duty are onerous. Holders of public office need to be able to relax. They have their wives to raise their families and run their households but for more recreational.