My thinking stopped there as heat almost overwhelmed me and I dashed into the shower and stood for an age under a very, very cool spray.I stood in fro...t of the door of Jeremy and Francine's house and composed myself before ringing the door bell. When the door opened, Francine was standing there with a warm, welcoming smile on her face, and as she ushered me in, she gave me a brief hug that still managed to send shivers through me, then walked me into the kitchen and placed a steaming cup of. Wednesday’s combined dinner with the farmhands was cancelled and the farm workers ate in their own quarters. After dinner Seth excused himself and left for bed. Isaac and I also headed for bed after eight p.m. After the day’s events, I was happy that Timmy’s services would not be required by Isaac that evening. When I got to my room Seth was snoring.Thursday morning we ate breakfast as normal, after which I worked with Seth. He still wasn’t feeling great so no action took place during the day.. The trick was to wad the paper so that it would act as a wick. If the burning section of the paper was doused in the sea of alcohol, it would just go out. Therefore, there was more skill to this arson job than there at first seemed. We got a good fire going before we made our exit to the outside. We were afraid to hang around to watch the fire, so we headed back to the place where we had hidden the planes.The street was clear enough to function as an adequate runway, and we were in the air in. Idetermined to make Jaal pay for his threats and take the girl, but as Ineared the city, my resolution began to fail. My father would approve mymarriage to Roxanne, but to a gypsy? I mused about it. Yes, taking her asa wife might be a bad idea. Perhaps I might set her up as a mistress. Icould keep her in much better circumstances than she would ever know as anomadic gypsy and anyway, she should not expect marriage to the likes ofme. Yes, she would be grateful for the the comfort and pretty.