” He stood and kissed her forehead. “I will be back in just a few moments.”“Please, father,” she cried, “Don’t leave me! I’m terrified... I don’t want to die!”“I will be right back,” he said, “I promise.”She grabbed for him, but he quickly crossed the room and exited, leaving the door ajar. A few moments later, the door opened, and she called out, “Father!”“No, I’m sorry, it isn’t,” Jacques le Gris said as he stood before Marguerite.She stared in shock at Jacques, unsure whether she truly saw him. A family to the west of Jim and Juliette had decided to move farther north to try to find a suitable area to farm. Jim and Jacob decided to buy the area as a place to graze since it wasn't much use for anything else.They fenced off the area and thought little about it. At least they though little about it until 13-year-old J.J. Harcourt and 14-year-old Susanna Dunleavy came raising up to Jim's house."Pa," J.J. said. "There is a bunch of cattle in the west pasture and a bunch of men camped out. She stood out like a rose in a field of thistles, Brendadidn't know whether to smile or hide her head from embarrassment. Thearriving train made the decision for her. She boarded the car andremained standing, her skirt was short enough and sitting would justmake her situation worse, she was becoming very self-conscious. As menpast her they would rub themselves against her trying to cop a feel. Bythe time she reached her destination she felt violated, why do men thinkthey can do things like that. There were similar contract-breaking penalties as my Korean contract, but those are fairly standard in ESL jobs.The only thing I didn’t like was that the plane ticket, visa application fees were to be covered entirely by me, whereas my previous college, many other colleges, schools will reimburse that or at least a portion of it, and that St. Benedict’s probation period would last four months, and during this time, I’d have no health insurance.But, nothing’s perfect, and I was ready to.