I wanted to make sure I could get it all started before we left for St. Louis after school today. Just go ahead and shower and get ready. I won't have...the results you're waiting for until Sunday evening after we get back."I stayed to watch her put the mice down, since the parallel to my own life was so compelling, but once that took place I followed her advice and reentered the house to finish getting ready.Once again, I got to Carbondale early in order to check up on Adrian Hart. When I walked. .. we're looking for Mr. Carstairs," he said hesitantly."You have found him," I said is my most courtly Charleston accent.His face broadened into a smile. "Hello, then, Jack," he said. "I'm Richard Ashley."So this was Richard, to whom I'd spoken so often on the phone but had never actually seen. At times I'd envisaged him as Goliath, this massive man of formidable powers and strength. Yet here he was in person, no larger or stronger or more imposing than the average man I'd meet in the. There was abedpan to catch it. Every morning and evening I received a shotin the arm. Twice I was coated in a foul smelling cream that waswashed off after a few minutes.Finally the hood and gag were removed. "You can scream if youlike," said Derek, "but then we just put the gag back." Inodded. He helped me to sit up. My arms were held out to mysides, my hands strapped in manacles held out on poles attachedto a leather belt around my waist. There were mittens on myhands. There were heeled boots. Two personal bags, and one grocery bag. He set them on the table as I glanced around briefly. Of course, he didn’t give me very long to see much more than the basic layout, which was probably basically the same as any other one bedroom apartment you could find downtown – foyer opening into a living room, small kitchen off to one side with a bar and open window between the two. On the opposite side were two mostly closed doors which I assumed went into his bedroom and bathroom. In the main area.