”He leaned down and kissed me on the cheek, then kissed Eric, then handed him back to me. “Take good care of him, Veronika, dear. Miriam would hav... loved him – as she loved you.”Then he walked away, leaving me with the baby, Hans, Marie, and the nanny.~~~~~When all the paperwork was done, Eric, the nanny, and I went back to Amsterdam. But before we went, Hans and I had a long conversation, alone.“When I was in hospital, you said something about not being sure Mistress’ death was an accident.. Which is probably more than it deserves.As I drove into town I was struck by how little (of anything) there was to see in Jonesville. With a population nearing one-thousand – nine-hundred and ninety five at last count – Jonesville is a tiny town, but an old one. It is so small and forgotten that it was incorporated twice. Presumably the first one didn't take. Strangely enough, it is the second oldest town in Virginia west of Roanoke, but even that was not enough to make its original. ”The next morning, we all had an early breakfast, as the tour bus was arriving at 7:30 to take us up to Newcastle. Desley would be staying at our place to take care of Fred, she would make sure he would get plenty of food, water and attention. Truth be told, given the chance I was sure Desley would ‘catnap’ Fred and keep him for herself. He had that effect on almost everyone, he was a very loveable cat.With us all on the bus, it was on the road to Newcastle, and we arrived at the venue around. The guys were nice, polite and attentive. This act was the first selfless act that Evan had performed and it didn’t go unnoticed. Although he couldn’t be certain, he seemed to hear his master’s voice say ‘nice job’. As for Evan, he was finally doing well in all of his classes. After mastering Microsoft Office, and learning to surf the academic reference sites his buddies had recommended, he was surprised as how quickly he began to pick up on things. His roommate Sidney gave him a few tips and.