I couldn't say 'No' to Tandra, and our daughters would create the same problems for me, I knew. I felt that we'd probably have at least one son, but t...e chances were that he'd have at least two sisters, and probably three. If his turned out anything like mine, those girls would drive their brother crazy with love. I said a silent prayer that he'd be able to handle that. I also said a silent thank-you that Tandra was my only sister. I couldn't have handled two like her!Our afternoon was taken up. The owner had been transferred to Alaska with the ferry system and if he and his family decided to stay in Juneau, they would put the house up for sale. On the advice of the rental agent, I negotiated a first-right-of-refusal for purchase on the house and furnishings. There was no need to do anything but stock the pantry, fill the refrigerator, and buy a television set. We had the phone connected, and took out a subscription to the local paper. Mom didn’t drive, so for the time being my truck. A young man is a hornball at best anyway, his mind always on sex. Removing this heavy pressure would make it easier for him to be more casual with other girls, might prevent some serious mistakes (mistaking sexual horniness for love and attraction), etc. This in fact is backed up by surveys and interviews: young men in i****tuous relationships with their mothers regularly report they feel more confident and capable in other relationships. They're practiced, experienced, and can concentrate on. I don’t know; our contract requires that we evacuate everyone. That’s a standard clause of course, rarely ever used. I wonder how often that helps. In this situation, if Dolphin is correct, I think that might doom many here. Still, waiting at Passion Mill until we all die is also no good.”“True enough. I think evacuation works if you catch things earlier. Even so, I suspect we, the nobles, are bad about tracking survival rates of evacuees. I know Brenhaven just includes them in the statistics.